• Fifty Great Short Stories (Bantam Classics)

    50 Great Short Stories is a comprehensive selection from the world’s finest short fiction. The authors represented range from Hawthorne, Maupassant, and Poe, through Henry James, Conrad, Aldous Huxley, and James Joyce, to Hemingway, Katherine Anne Porter, Faulkner, E.B. White, Saroyan, and O’Connor. The variety in style and subject is enormous, but all these stories have one point in common—the enduring quality of the writing, which places them among the masterpieces of the world’s fiction.

    • ASIN: 0553277456
    • ASIN: 0553277456
    • ISBN: 0553277456
    • Brand: Bantam Classics
    • Manufacturer: Bantam Classics

  • The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories About Facing the Unknown

    “Wonderful." —Michiko Kakutani, New York TimesCelebrating the 20th anniversary of storytelling phenomenon The Moth, 45 unforgettable true stories about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best ever told on their stagesCarefully selected by the creative minds at The Moth, and adapted to the page to preserve the raw energy of live storytelling, All These Wonders features voices both familiar and new. Alongside Meg Wolitzer, John Turturro, Tig Notaro, and Hasan Minhaj, readers will encounter: an astronomer gazing at the surface of Pluto for the first time, an Afghan refu... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1101904402
    • ASIN: 1101904402
    • ISBN: 1101904402
    • Brand: CROWN ARCHETYPE
    • Manufacturer: Crown Archetype

  • Spanish Short Stories for Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Spanish & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way! (Easy Spanish Stories) (Volume 1)

    Do you know what the hardest thing for a Spanish learner is?Finding PROPER reading material that they can handle…which is precisely the reason we’ve written this book!Teachers love giving out tough, expert-level literature to their students, books that present many new problems to the reader and force them to search for words in a dictionary every five minutes — it’s not entertaining, useful or motivating for the student at all, and many soon give up on learning at all!In this book we have compiled 20 easy-to-read, compelling and fun stories that will allow you to expand your vocabular... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1983807893
    • ASIN: 1983807893
    • ISBN: 1983807893
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)

    It’s the revolutionary American history study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.     Everything You Need to Ace American History . . . covers Native Americans to the war in Iraq. There are units on Colonial America; the Revolutionary War and the founding of a new nation; Jefferson and the expansion west; the Civil War and Reconstruction; and all of the notable events of the 20th century—World Wars, the Depression, the Civil Rights movement, and much more. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit—borrowing the n... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0761160833
    • UPC: 884984134858
    • ASIN: 0761160833
    • ISBN: 0761160833
    • Brand: Workman Publishing Company
    • Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

  • Nonfiction Comprehension Cliffhangers: 15 High-Interest True Stories That Invite Students to Infer, Visualize, and Summarize to Predict the Ending of Each Story

    This ready-to-use resource contains 15 exciting-and true-stories for kids to read and then write or discuss their predictions about the story's ending. The stories are perfect for building essential reading skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, summarizing, and more. Each reproducible nonfiction story comes with a companion teacher page, which includes suggested discussion topics to activate students' prior knowledge, a vocabulary list, and more. Plus, the stories span the curriculum, providing students with valuable reading in the content areas. For use with Grades 4-8.

    • ASIN: 0439897386
    • ASIN: 0439897386
    • ISBN: 9780439897389
    • Brand: Scholastic
    • Manufacturer: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching

  • Writing Fiction [in High School]: Bringing Your Stories to Life!

    Does your teen love to write stories? Does he or she want to be a positive Christian influence in the world through fiction? Sharon Watson, author of Apologia Press's popular middle school writing curriculum JUMP IN, offers Writing Fiction [in High School], an exciting, new textbook specially designed for your homeschool, private school, or Christian teen. Writing Fiction [in High School] is written to the student in a conversational tone and requires only minimal parental/teacher guidance. It's packed with literally hundreds of age-appropriate, real-fiction examples from classics, best-seller... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1463582080
    • ASIN: 1463582080
    • ISBN: 1463582080
    • Brand: Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World

    Based on a Navy SEAL's inspiring graduation speech, this #1 New York Times bestseller of powerful life lessons "should be read by every leader in America" (Wall Street Journal).If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1455570249
    • ASIN: 1455570249
    • ISBN: 1455570249
    • Brand: Grand Central Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

  • Hi-Lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers: Grades 6–8: 80 High-Interest/Low-Readability Passages With Comprehension Questions and Mini-Lessons for Teaching Key Reading Strategies

    Motivate reluctant readers with this collection of easy-to-read passages that cover a wide range of high-interest topics. Grouped according to the key reading strategies they reinforce, each reproducible passage comes with test-formatted comprehension and vocabulary questions, as well as writing activities. A great supplement to your reading program! For use with Grades 6-8.

    • ASIN: 0439694981
    • ASIN: 0439694981
    • ISBN: 0439694981
    • Brand: HarperCollins
    • Manufacturer: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching

  • A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

    The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a surv... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0547577311
    • ASIN: 0547577311
    • ISBN: 0547577311
    • Brand: Clarion Books
    • Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

  • Cook Once, Eat All Week: 26 Weeks of Gluten-Free, Affordable Meal Prep to Preserve Your Time & Sanity

    Cook Once, Eat All Week is a revolutionary way to get a delicious, healthy, and affordable dinner on the table FAST. Author Cassy Joy Garcia will walk you through this tried-and-true method and show you how batch-cooking a few basic components can give you an entire week’s worth of dinners with minimal time and effort. Have you ever tried a meal prep plan before and gotten so excited about having your cooking for the week done ahead of time, only to find yourself totally exhausted after a full day in the kitchen, shocked by your grocery bill, and tired of the same leftovers by Tuesday? Cas... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1628603437
    • ASIN: 1628603437
    • ISBN: 1628603437
    • Manufacturer: Victory Belt Publishing

  • Easy Spanish Step-By-Step

    A proven grammar based approach that gets you communicating in Spanish with confidence, right away Easy Spanish Step by Step proves that a solid grounding in grammar basics is the key to mastering a second language. Grammatical rules and concepts are clearly explained in order of importance, and more than 300 verbs and key terms are introduced on the basis of frequency. Numerous exercises and engaging readings help learners quickly build their Spanish speaking and comprehension prowess.

    • ASIN: 0071463380
    • UPC: 201571463380
    • ASIN: 0071463380
    • ISBN: 0071463380
    • Brand: McGraw-Hill
    • Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education

  • What Should Danny Do? (The Power to Choose Series)

    THE "MUST-HAVE" BOOK OF THE YEAR IS FINALLY BACK IN STOCK!9 Stories in 1! What Should Danny Do? is an innovative, interactive book that empowers kids with the understanding that their choices will shape their days, and ultimately their lives into what they will be. Written in a "Choose Your Own Story" style, the book follows Danny, a Superhero-in-Training, through his day as he encounters choices that kids face on a daily basis. As your children navigate through the different story lines, they will begin to realize that their choices for Danny shaped his day into what it became. And in turn, t... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 069284838X
    • ASIN: 069284838X
    • ISBN: 069284838X
    • Manufacturer: Elon Books

  • Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School?: 99 Personal Money Management Principles to Live By

    Bestselling 5 Star Graduation Gift for both College and High School grads! Recommended by eBay, Forbes, Lifehack, Elite Daily, Real Simple and Bustle. Why do high schools and colleges require students to take courses in English, math and science, yet have absolutely no requirements for students to learn about personal money management? Why Didn't They Teach Me This in School? 99 Personal Money Management Lessons to Live By was initially developed by the author to pass on to his five children as they entered adulthood. As it developed, the author realized that personal money management skills w... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1481027565
    • ASIN: 1481027565
    • ISBN: 1481027565
    • Brand: Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • Teaching With 50 Great Short Stories: Vocabulary, Comprehension Tests, & Writing Activities

    Reproducible pages of excerpts, exercises, and writing projects Emphasizes writing and talking about literature through reading, role playing, cooperative learning, and other activities Uses specific books, stories, poems, and plays to stimulate students' own writing

    • ASIN: 0825122910
    • ASIN: 0825122910
    • ISBN: 0825122910
    • Brand: Brand: J Weston Walch
    • Manufacturer: J Weston Walch

  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0060935464
    • ASIN: 0060935464
    • ISBN: 0060935464
    • Brand: Harper Perennial
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

  • Heads in the Ground : Short Stories by Norwalk High School Honor's English Students

    Heads in the Ground: Short Stories by Norwalk High School Honor's English

    • UPC: 632166657

  • Different: Short Stories for Middle School and High School Students and English Learners (Paperback)

    Different: Short Stories for Middle School and High School Students and English

    • UPC: 382838812

  • Voices at Midnight : Short Stories by Norwalk High School Honors English Students

    Voices at Midnight: Short Stories by Norwalk High School Honors English

    • UPC: 549651973

  • Shake the Fog : Short Stories by Norwalk High School Honors English Students

    Shake the Fog: Short Stories by Norwalk High School Honors English

    • UPC: 810330643

  • How to Study the Best Short Stories : An Analysis of Edward J. O'Brien's Annual Volumes of the Best Short Stories of the Year Prepared for the Use of Writers and Other Students of the Short-Story...

    How to Study

    • UPC: 396413458

  • How to Study "the Best Short Stories"; An Analysis of Edward J. O'Brien's Annual Volumes of the Best Short Stories of the Year Prepared for the Use of Writers and Other Students of the Short-Story

    How to Study

    • UPC: 519626984

  • How to Study "The Best Short Stories"; An Analysis of Edward J. O'Brien's Annual Volumes of the Best Short Stories of the Year Prepared for the Use of Writers and Other Students of the Short-Story

    How to Study "The Best Short Stories"; An Analysis of Edward J. O'Brien's Annual Volumes of the Best Short Stories of the Year Prepared for the Use

    • UPC: 779386520

  • "Noticed" - Short Story about High School Love (fun short)

    Strain - anti-bullying short film 2013

    I’m in love with my best friend/High School Love Story/Short Film