Short stories for students.  presenting analysis, context, and criticism on commonly studied short stories /  Volume 52 : 
Mark Mikula, project editor ; foreword by Thomas E. Barden. 
 - 1 online resource (xix, 291 pages) :  illustrations (some color) 
 - Gale eBooks .
<br/><br/> "ISSN 1092-7735." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Advisors --  Why study literature at all? / by Thomas E. Barden --  Introduction --  Literary chronology --  Acknowledgments --  Contributors --  Cicada / by Camille Acker --  Drifting house / by Krys lee --  The earthbound / by Nalo Hopkinson --  The flints of memory lane / by Neil Gaiman --  The Friday everything changed / by Anne Hart --  The fun they had / by Isaac Asimov --  In winter the sky / by Jon McGregor --  Liars don't qualify / by Junius Edwards --  Melvin in the sixth grade / by Dana Johnson --  The other man / by Viet Thanh Nguyen --  Seasons of glass and iron / by Amal El-Mohtar --  Shoes for Hector / by Nicholas Mohr --  This is Earl Sandt / by Robert Olen Butler --  What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank / by Nathan Englander. 
<br/><br/> Provides critical overviews of short stories from all cultures and time periods. Includes discussions of plot, characters, themes and structure as well as the story's cultural and historical significance. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780028674360 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Short story--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.<br/>Short story--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.<br/>Short story.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN3373