What are some good short stories for high schoolers?

Short Books for Younger Teens Who Want a Great Read

Here are some of the many incredible books that my 7th graders keep passing around for reading and also that were recommended by people online.

4 Coming of Age Short Stories for the Secondary Classroom

High school students in particular are searching for glimpses of themselves in the texts they read. We all know that students are more engaged when they can ...

The 25 Greatest Short Stories Of All Time - Forbes

Among the most celebrated short story writers are Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote mysterious and ghoulish stories that made the list for the genre's ...

My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Holiday Stories Stephanie Perkins ; Zombies Vs. Unicorns Holly Black ; All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens ...

Quick Reads for Teens — a staff-created list from Boston Public Library

Quick Reads for Teens Like this list · In the Forests of the Night · Secret Admirer · Orpheus Girl · Boy Meets Boy · The Face on the Milk Carton · The ...

Igniting Teen Boys' Reading with Action-Packed Short Stories

Ever introduce a classic novel to your middle or high school students, only to watch their eyes glaze over? I've had this happen at every ...

A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Narrative Writing | Cult of Pedagogy

I used this process with middle school students ... Now that students have a good library of their own personal stories pulled into short ...

50 Best Short Stories for High School Students

Want a quick and engaging way to teach a memorable lesson? Check out these 55 short stories for high school students!

High school short stories | TPT

Students learn to annotate and study literary devices through "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "Rules of the Game" by Amy ...

Very Short Stories for Middle and High School Students to Read ...

"The Story of an Hour" | Kate Chopin. A woman is given the news that her husband has been killed in a railroad accident. In the next hour, she ...

The Best Places for High School Students to Publish Short Stories

We've had students published by regional and national magazines and newsletters, and win awards including thousands of dollars in cash prizes all for writing ...

Why You Should Read Short Stories. - Dakota Student

Usually forgotten after high school, the art of the short story ... The Best American Short Stories Anthology adds an edition each year. It ...

SHORT stories - Tales of Mere Existence: A Few of my Highschool ...

Tales of Mere Existence: A Few of my Highschool Teachers - Levni Yilmaz. The stars have aligned. Paramount+ is the streaming home of ...

Short stories for teens - Scottish Book Trust

A Change is Gonna Come · Chris McQueer Hings · Roshi Fernando Homesick · Keith Gray The Climbers · Laura Dockrill Echoes · Ryan North Romeo and/or Juliet · Chris ...

9 High Interest Short Stories for High School Students

“Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket” by Jack Finney. Remember that time you stayed home to grade papers while your family went to a movie and ...

Adding a Global Perspective: Diverse Short Stories to Teach

Adding a Global Perspective: Diverse Short Stories to Teach ; “The American Embassy” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie [found in The Thing Around Your Neck] ; “The ...

The Best Scary Short Stories for Middle and High School To Teach ...

Here is a list of 27 horror and suspense short stories from Common Lit. Until next time teacher friends, Bottoms up!

Short and sweet: the best stories to read right now - The Guardian

So whenever I could, between cooking and trying to teach maths, I read a story. I read “The Open Boat”, Stephen Crane's gripping tale of ...

5 Must-Read Gothic Short Stories for High School Students

If you have time, you can pair this story with Lu Xun's story “A Madman's Diary” and Gogol's story “Diary of a Madman” to compare and contrast ...

30 Read Alouds Your High School Students Will Love

Get it HERE. The classic story of The Hobbit is popular for high school read alouds. It tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who cherishes his quiet life ...