short stories, american

A collection of short stories, none more than 1,800 words, by contemporary authors from North Carolina.

A collection of thirty short stories written by Native American authors exploring the plight, the pride, and the uneasy presence of Indians in this country today.

Presents a collection of American short stories with comments by the authors.

Collection of thirty-six modern American short stories with realistic themes, written in the years from 1954 to 1986.

A collection of fourteen short stories exploring the moment when a couple meets for the first time--from an African American girl in upstate New York who simultaneously finds a prom dress and a date to a transgender girl who confronts the student blocking her right to use the school restroom.

A collection of hunting and fishing stories and cartoons covering a number of subjects including bird dogs, deep sea fishing, and duck hunting.

A collection of short mystery stories by seventeen leading mystery and suspense authors that feature strong female heros.

Presents twenty short fiction stories drawn from over one hundred prestigious writing programs across the U.S. and Canada.

Presents an overview of the "Coming of Age" anthology of short stories about youth and adolescence; and offers suggestions for introducing each story, advice on how to use the Writing Workshop and Alternate Media Response exercises, and recommendations, answers, and guidelines for the end-of-selection activities.

"Where do authors get their ideas? And how do they turn those ideas into stories? This anthology looks at the process of taking real-life experiences and turning them into works of engaging fiction. The collection features award-winning and bestselling middle-grade authors who provide both original fictional short stories as well as the nonfiction accounts that inspired them. The contributing authors include Julia Alvarez, Karen Cushman, Margarita Engle, Dee Garretson, Nathan Hale, Matthew Kirby, Claire Legrand, Grace Lin, Kate Messner, Linda Sue Park, Adam Rex, Gary Schmidt, Alan Sitomer, Caroline Starr Rose, Heidi Stemple, Rita Williams-Garcia, Tracy Edward Wymer, Lisa Yee, and Jane Yolen"--Provided by publisher.