Best Short Stories: Middle Level

by Raymond Harris

Banish boredom! Excite students with variety drama, verse, stories, reporting, and more all at comfortable reading levels 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.

460 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1994

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I skipped most of the "comprehension" material and writing advice in this book-- I bought it for maaaybe 50 cents at a library sale because I wanted to read the stories. I liked Frank O'Connor's "First Confession," Eugenia Collier's "Marigolds," and wow, now that I'm looking over the TOC, I liked ALL the stories. I had previously read the Jack London and Ray Bradbury stories (both great), but my overall favorite was the new-to-me "Naftali the Storyteller and His Horse, Sus" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, because Naftali's relationship with his horse reminded me of how much I love my dog. A story that's both about loving books and loving one particular animal is HIGHLY RELATABLE, and the ending of that one kinda broke me.

Giving this whole book five stars for reminding me how much I love my dog!!!

[Jana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has a masterful selection of short stories and good teaching tips for the classroom. I mostly read the stories from Jack London to Toni Cade Bambara and lots in between. Every once in a while we should pause in our reading and remember how much fun short stories can be!

The edition I read is a little older than the one brought up here, so I'm not sure the stories are the same.