Nathaniel Hawthorne
Short Stories for Students: The Necklace by Guy de Maupassant

Short Stories for Students

Short stories for students sorted by grade level, so you can find interesting literature you will enjoy reading, and teachers can find interesting short stories they want to teach.

You may also enjoy our collections of 100 Great Short Stories, Civil War Stories, Study Guides, Poetry for Students and 25 Great American Novels


High School Short Stories
Short Stories for High School: Kate Chopin's The Story of an Hour

Middle School Short Stories
Short Stories for Middle School: W.W. Jacobs' The Monkey's Paw
Elementary School Short Stories
Short Stories for Elementary School: The Three Little Pigs
Preschool Short Stories
Short Stories for Pre-K: A Tiny Little Thing
Useful Idioms
English Language Learners Idioms & Stories: Aesop's 'wolf in sheep's clothing' pictured
Fairy Tales by Age
Favorite Fairy Tales recommended by age

Short Story Resources


Study Guides
Study Guides: For High School and Middle School Students: Offering summaries, discussion questions, historical context, literary devices, useful links
Author Biographies
Author Biographies: Read About the Authors' Stories to Better Understand What It Means to Be a Good Writer, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman pictured
All About the Short Story
All About the Short Story: An introduction that helps students get acquainted with the short story form and find the answers to some commonly asked questions (pictured: The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen)
Teacher Resources
Teacher Resources: Short Stories by grade level, American History through Literature, Poetry for the Well-Read Student, Study Guides, and more to help you enjoy teaching the literature you love!


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