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Little Worlds : A Collection of Short Stories for the Middle School
The purpose of this text was to make available a large collection of stories that are high in literary quality yet accessible to middle-school students. Its widespread acceptance in schools throughout the country attests that this anthology has indeed achieved its goal. It presents students with a variety of issues, styles, conflicts, and points of view through the stories of Maupassant, Lessing, Hemingway, Welty, Hawthorne, Porter, as well as many others.
- ASIN: 1877653527
- ASIN: 1877653527
- ISBN: 1877653527
- Brand: Wayside Publishing
- Manufacturer: Wayside Pub
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Best Shorts: Favorite Stories for Sharing
Newbery Medal–winning author Avi has selected short stories from the past and present in this entertaining collection for young readers. And whether you begin by reading alone or reading aloud, these stories are some of the very best to share. Featuring loyal pets, rogue waves, ghosts who use cell phones, and young people caught up in events beyond their control, these stories are written by some of the most entertaining and esteemed authors of children’s literature. They will have you savoring a quiet moment by yourself, talking during dinnertime with your family, and laughing in class wi... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0618476032
- UPC: 046442476034
- ASIN: 0618476032
- ISBN: 0618476032
- Brand: Brand: HMH Books for Young Readers
- Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers
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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)
This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck.On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half. Wi... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1250044235
- ASIN: 1250044235
- ISBN: 1250044235
- Brand: Tougias Michael J
- Manufacturer: Square Fish
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13: Thirteen Stories That Capture the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Thirteen
"If thirteen is supposed to be an unlucky number...you would think a civilized society could come up with a way for us to skip it." -- from "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" by Bruce Coville No one will want to skip any of the twelve short stories and one poem that make up this collection by some of the most celebrated contemporary writers of teen fiction. The big bar mitzvah that goes suddenly, wildly, hilariously out of control. A first kiss -- and a realization about one's sexual orientation. A crush on a girl that ends up putting the boy who likes her in the hospital. A pair of sneak... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1416926844
- ASIN: 1416926844
- ISBN: 1416926844
- Brand: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Manufacturer: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Read All About It!: Great Read-Aloud Stories, Poems, and Newspaper Pieces for Preteens and Teens
A treasury of fifty sensational read-aloud pieces for young adults.From Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass to Maniac Magee, sci-fi to op-ed, “Casey at the Bat” to a moving true story about the reunion of two Holocaust survivors, this wonderfully diverse collection of excerpts from newspapers, magazines, and books has been created by Jim Trelease especially to turn young people on to the many pleasures of reading. Here are thought-provoking columns from Mike Royko and Pete Hamill; excerpts from classics like To Kill a Mockingbird and “Rikki-tikki-tavi”; autobiographical sketche... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0140146555
- ASIN: 0140146555
- ISBN: 9780140146554
- Brand: Penguin Books
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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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
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Through the Fire: Based on a True Story About a Young Girl That Was Maliciously Burned in a House Fire
A childhood tragedy cost her more than she could've imagined, but it also gave a gift far worth more than she could've hoped for... Theresa holds nothing back as she retraces her traumatic childhood in the countryside of North Carolina in one of the most inspirational books you’ve read yet. Between unstable, alcoholic parents and the ever-present threat of emotional and physical neglect, Theresa never had the childhood every adult wished they could recall. After a horrible fire incident which left her unrecognizably scarred for life at age four, Theresa was left to deal with pain, despair an... [Read More]
- ASIN: 152078080X
- ASIN: 152078080X
- ISBN: 152078080X
- Manufacturer: Independently published
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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
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Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja
Age Level: 9 - 12 | Grade Level: 4th and upMy name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a 6th grade ninja. It's my first day at a different school and the only person I know is my cousin, Zoe (but she might be a little too cool for me). I was just another scrawny kid until a group of ninjas recruited me into their clan. It was a world of trouble I wasn't prepared for, which is why I kept this diary (or "chronicle" as my dad would call it) - to warn other kids about the dangers of becoming a ninja. They say history is destined to repeat itself... well, not if I can help it.Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja is a h... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1493527487
- ASIN: 1493527487
- ISBN: 1493527487
- Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Of Mice and Men
A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dr... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0140177396
- ASIN: 0140177396
- ISBN: 0140177396
- Brand: Penguin Books
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
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The Kite Runner
The #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel that introduced Khaled Hosseini to millions of readers the world over. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their... [Read More]
- ASIN: 159463193X
- ASIN: 159463193X
- ISBN: 9781594631931
- Brand: Riverhead Books
- Manufacturer: Riverhead Books
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Two-Minute Mysteries (Apple Paperbacks)
Whether testing their own sleuthing abilities by working against the clock or enjoying the intrigue of unraveling the case, readers get lots of spine-tingling mystery in these thrilling puzzlers.
- ASIN: 0590447874
- ASIN: 0590447874
- ISBN: 0590447874
- Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Spanish Short Stories for Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Spanish & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way! (Easy Spanish Stories Book 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: B078WRXYM7
- ASIN: B078WRXYM7
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The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure
A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake... A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers!When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home,they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through?Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And whose... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0956932304
- ASIN: 0956932304
- ISBN: 0956932304
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: Well Said Press
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The One and Only Ivan
Soon to be a major motion picture!Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestsellerThis unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television,... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0061992275
- ASIN: 0061992275
- ISBN: 0061992275
- Brand: HarperCollins
- Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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No Middle Name : The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories
Get ready for the ultimate Jack Reacher experience: a thrilling novella and 11 previously published short stories are gathered in one pulse-pounding collection from #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author Child. Tall Premium
- UPC: 318993993
- Rating: 3.846
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Middle Unearthed : The Best Fantasy Short Stories 1800-1849
Before there was a lovable green ogre called Shrek and a bespeckled wizard named Harry Potter, there were the best fantasy short stories published in English during the first half of the nineteenth century. These
- UPC: 635749035
- Rating: 5.0
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Best Short Stories : A Dual-Language Book
In this collection of seven of his most popular stories each tale reflects both the author's intimate familiarity with Paris and the provinces in the Belle Epoque, as well as a nonjudgmental humanism that is
- UPC: 425263
- Rating: 5.0
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Best Short Stories : A Dual-Language Book
Five great stories in original German with new, literal English translations on facing pages: "The Metamorphosis," "The Judgment," "In the Penal Colony," "A Country Doctor" and "A Report to an
- UPC: 424780
- Rating: 5.0
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Best Korean Short Stories Collection 3
The popular series is back! Meet the very finest of Korean short stories. This compilation of 17 short stories bring you the essence of Korean literature, covering the early 1900's to the late 1900's. Also
- UPC: 582197770
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Totally Middle School : Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting In
From literary masterminds Lois Lowry, Gary D. Schmidt, Linda Sue Park, Katherine Paterson, Karen Cushman, Gregory Maguire, and more comes a timeless and inspirational anthology about the sometimes-challenging, always-rewarding coming-of-age years: middle school. With eleven
- UPC: 541514329
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Best Korean Short Stories Collection 대한민국 베스트 단편 소설모음집
Meet the very finest of Korean short stories. This compilation of 25 short stories bring you the essence of Korean literature, covering the early 1900's to the late 1900's. Also ideal for advanced Korean
- UPC: 365957756
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How to Write Children's Short Stories (for the Middle Reader) - eBook
This book covers the main aspects of craftsmanship for children’s short story writing for the middle age group (8-12 years). Focus is on testing the initial idea for its suitability in the short story framework,
- UPC: 964802091
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Best Korean Short Stories Collection 2 대한민국 베스트 단편 소설모음집 2
Meet the very finest of Korean short stories. This compilation of 17 short stories bring you the essence of Korean literature, covering the early 1900's to the late 1900's. Also ideal for advanced Korean
- UPC: 813426023
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Floating Off the Page : The Best Stories from The Wall Street Journal's "Middle Column"
Straight from the popular "Middle Column" in "The Wall Street Journal" come stories that open a window on the odd, bizarre, and amusing side of the human
- UPC: 35258434
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