Books and short stories commonly taught in US K-8 schools.
created by shelbs.13
last updated May, 2026
The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Rick Riordan
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry
Lamb to the Slaughter
Roald Dahl
The Lottery
Shirley Jackson
The Wife's Story
Ursula K. Le Guin
Inside Out & Back Again
Thanhhà Lại
The Twilight Zone: The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Mark Kneece
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven
The Veldt
Ray Bradbury
The Diary of Anne Frank
Frances Goodrich
Dark They Were, and Golden Eyed
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
Walk Two Moons
Sharon Creech
The Monkey's Paw
W.W. Jacobs
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