Books with title Best Short Stories: Middle

Banish boredom! Excite students with variety—drama, verse, stories, reporting, and more—all at comfortable reading levels Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading level Emphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthology Integration of reading and writing encourages students to study how authors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elements Rescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of literature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, we’ve tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for reaching out to students of any ability who aren’t succeeding with more traditional anthologies. Introductory: Reading Level 5-6, Interest Level 6-8 Middle: Reading Level 7-8, Interest Level 6-10 Advanced: Reading Level 9-12, Interest Level 9-12

The Best Series is a fresh and innovative way to introduce and study genre-specific literature in your classroom. Students can explore and gain appreciation for exceptional and diverse writings in nonfiction, poetry, plays, short stories, and selections from novels. This enriching series strengthens students' reading and writing skills and literary techniques.

Banish boredom! Excite students with variety drama, verse, stories, reporting, and more all at comfortable reading levels Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading level Emphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthology Integration of reading and writing encourages students to study how authors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elements Rescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of literature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, we ve tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for reaching out to students of any ability who aren t succeeding with more traditional anthologies. Introductory: Reading Level 5-6, Interest Level 6-8 Middle: Reading Level 7-8, Interest Level 6-10 Advanced: Reading Level 9-12, Interest Level 9-12

Stories include : First Confession by Frank O'Connor To Build a Fire by Jack London Raymond's Run by Toni Cade Bambara Chocolate Pudding by Norma Fox Mazer The Moustache by Robert Cormier Another April by Jesse Stuart Sucker by Carson McCullers A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury Naftali the Storyteller & His Horse, Sus by Isaac Bashevis Singer The Lucid Eye in Silver Town by John Updike

Banish boredom! Excite students with variety drama, verse, stories, reporting, and more all at comfortable reading levels Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading level Emphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthology Integration of reading and writing encourages students to study how authors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elements Rescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of literature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, we ve tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for reaching out to students of any ability who aren t succeeding with more traditional anthologies. Introductory: Reading Level 5-6, Interest Level 6-8 Middle: Reading Level 7-8, Interest Level 6-10 Advanced: Reading Level 9-12, Interest Level 9-12

The author, well known and famous for her Green Gables stories, has written a wealth of beautiful short stories, all set in the Canadian landscape of Ontario or Prince Edward Island. This edition contains the best of them and offers hours of reading fun.Excerpt from Contents:A Case of TrespassA Christmas InspirationA Christmas MistakeA Strayed AllegianceAn Invitation Given on ImpulseDetected by the CameraIn Spite of MyselfKismetLilian's Business VentureMiriam's LoverMiss Calista's Peppermint BottleThe Jest That FailedThe Penningtons' GirlThe Red RoomThe Setness of TheodosiaThe Story of an InvitationThe Touch of FateThe Waking of HelenThe Way of the Winning of AnneYoung SiA Patent Medicine TestimonialA Sandshore WooingAfter Many DaysAn Unconventional ConfidenceAunt Cyrilla's Christmas BasketDavenport's StoryEmily's HusbandMinMiss Cordelia's AccommodationNed's Stroke of BusinessOur Runaway KiteThe Bride RosesThe Josephs' ChristmasThe Magical Bond of the SeaThe Martyrdom of EstellaThe Old Chest at Wyther GrangeThe Osbornes' ChristmasThe Romance of Aunt BeatriceThe Running Away of ChesterThe Strike at PutneyThe Unhappiness of Miss FarquharWhy Mr. Cropper Changed His MindA Fortunate MistakeAn Unpremeditated CeremonyAt the Bay Shore FarmElizabeth's ChildFreda's Adopted GraveHow Don Was SavedMiss Madeline's ProposalMiss Sally's CompanyMrs.

Banish boredom! Excite students with variety drama, verse, stories, reporting, and more all at comfortable reading levels Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading level Emphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthology Integration of reading and writing encourages students to study how authors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elements Rescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of literature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, we ve tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for reaching out to students of any ability who aren t succeeding with more traditional anthologies. Introductory: Reading Level 5-6, Interest Level 6-8 Middle: Reading Level 7-8, Interest Level 6-10 Advanced: Reading Level 9-12, Interest Level 9-12

Cultural depictions of dogs extend back thousands of years to when dogs were portrayed on the walls of caves. Representations of dogs in art became more elaborate as individual breeds evolved and the relationships between human and canine developed. Dogs were depicted to symbolize guidance, protection, loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness, alertness, and love.The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories that present the many faces of the coexistence between men and dogs:A Dark-Brown Dog by Stephen CraneTo Build a Fire by Jack LondonUlysses and the Dogman by O. HenryMemoirs of a Yellow Dog by O. HenryThe Lady with the Little Dog by Anton ChekhovThe Anarchist: His Dog by Susan Glaspell The Dog by Ivan S. Turgenev For more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

Money - and the social effects of having it or not - is too big a theme in people's daily lives to be ignored by literature. The writers gave the most varied interpretations and looked from the most different angles to the human relationship with money - but the final thought is always up to the reader.The critic August Nemo selected seven classic short stories on this subject:Counterparts by James JoyceThe Romance of a Busy Broker by O. HenrySleepy by Anton ChekhovNeighbour Rosicky by Willa CatherAn Old Maid's Triumph by George GissingThe Egg by Sherwood AndersonA Simple Soul by Gustave FlaubertFor more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!

A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. The "ghost" may appear of its own accord or be summoned by magic. Linked to the ghost is the idea of "hauntings", where a supernatural entity is tied to a place, object or person. Ghost stories are commonly examples of ghostlore.The critic Augst Nemo brings seven tales with tormented souls that will make you shiver:An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House by Sheridan le FanuThe Old Nurse's Story by Elizabeth GaskellA Warning to the Curious by M. R. JamesNightmare-Touch by Lafcadio HearnThe Furnished Room by O. HenryThe Phantom 'Rickshaw by Rudyard KiplingThe Open Window by SakiFor more books with interesting themes, be sure to check the other books in this collection!