Summer of Mariposas Arcade Adventure: Video Game with Student Article and Worksheet

Summer of Mariposas: The Arcade Adventure A novel study game for Grades 5–10

Forget passive review. Put students inside the story.

Summer of Mariposas: The Arcade Adventure drops players into Guadalupe Garcia McCall's richly imagined Mexico as Odilia Garza — running, jumping, and fighting their way through three story-faithful levels: the haunted banks of the Rio Grande, a shadow-filled hacienda, and the crumbling heart of the Aztec ruins.

Students collect lore scrolls that define key vocabulary, rescue the four Garza sisters hidden across the levels, and face three escalating boss battles against La Nahuala, El Cucuy, and Tezcatlipoca himself. Every boss fight triggers a live quiz — six multiple-choice questions drawn directly from the novel — where a correct answer earns bonus points and a wrong one makes the boss attack faster. The stakes are real.

18 quiz questions. 14 vocabulary pop-ups. 3 boss battles. One complete novel study unit.

Built entirely in the browser — no app, no login, no download. Open the file and play. Works on laptops, Chromebooks, and tablets. Pairs seamlessly with the included teacher article and student worksheet for a unit that meets students where they are — on the page and on the screen.

Because the best way to remember La Llorona is to dodge her water waves at 50% health.

What's included:

• The game (single HTML file, runs in any browser)
• Teacher resource article with themes, discussion questions & standards alignment
• Student worksheet with vocabulary, comprehension, analysis prompts & creative extensions