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This “Best Of” volume of Short Stories For Students is comprised of brand new entries on short stories that have been previously covered in this series. The entries include short stories considered to be part of the literary canon and “most studied” as well as more contemporary and popular works. These entries are completely rewritten and updated, providing a new voice and containing all new criticism and images. “Best Of” volumes continue to feature a diverse mix of author nationality, ethnicity, and gender along with the time period in which the works were written or set.Each volume of Short Stories For Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of 14 works from various cultures and time periods. Each story covered in this new resource was specially chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians -- experts who have helped us define the information needs of students and ensure the age-appropriateness of this reference's content. Within the pages of Short Stories For Students, young researchers will discover everything they need to complete homework assignments and lead classroom discussions.Short Stories For Students contains concise synopses of the story's plot, characters and themes, along with a brief author biography, a discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism geared specifically toward the high school student. Researchers will also find information on media adaptations of the story, discussion questions, and suggestions on what to read next. Cumulative indexes enable students to access entries via author, title, nationality, and theme.See Table of Contents for the works included in this volume. Please note that the entire For Students series is available in ebook format.

Short Stories for Students (Best Of): Presenting Analysis, Context and Criticism on Commonly Studied Short Stories

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Short Stories for Students (Best Of)

SHORT STORIES FOR STUDENTS 50 BEST OF

Each volume of Short Stories for Students contains easily accessible and content-rich discussions of the literary and historical background of 14 works from various cultures and time periods. Each story covered in this new resource was specially chosen by an advisory panel of teachers and librarians -- experts who have helped us define the information needs of students and ensure the age-appropriateness of this reference's content. Within the pages of Short Stories for Students, young researchers will discover everything they need to complete homework assignments and lead classroom discussions.Short Stories for Students contains concise synopses of the story's plot, characters and themes, along with a brief author biography, a discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism geared specifically toward the high school student. Researchers will also find information on media adaptations of the story, discussion questions, and suggestions on what to read next. Cumulative indexes enable students to access entries via author, title, nationality, and theme.See Table of Contents for the works included in this volume. Please note that the entire For Students series is available in ebook format.

Short Stories for Students: Presenting Analysis, Context and Criticism on Commonly Studied Short Stories

Short Stories for Students

SHORT STORIES FOR STUDENTS V51

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Names/Nombres, by Julia Alvarez.
Fairy Tale, by Alexandra Kleeman.
The Falling Girl, by Dino Buzzati.
The Passing of Grandison, by Charles W. Chestnutt.
The Hanging Stranger, by Phillip K. Dick.
Black Box, by Jennifer Egan
Three Questions, by Leo Tolstoy.
The Answer Is No, by Naguib Mahfouz.
A Ride out of Phrao, by Dina Nayeri.
Cell One, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
Seventh Grade, by Gary Soto.
Lather and Nothing Else, by Hernando Tellez.
The Flowers, by Alice Walker.
There Once Was, by Margaret Atwood.

Opening Day High School Collection

Bright and Morning Star, by Richard Wright.
Everyday Use, by Alice Walker.
The Gift of the Maji, by O. Henry	.
A Good Man Is Hard to Find, by Flannery O'Connor.
The Interlopers, by Saki.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving.
The Necklace, by Guy de Maupassant.
The Nightingale and the Rose, by Oscar Wilde.
Paul's Case, by Willa Cather.
The Shawl, by Cynthia Ozick.
Sweat, by Zora Neale Hurston.
A Temporary Matter, by Jhumpa Lahiri.
The Things They Carried, by Tim O'Brien.
The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

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