World Read Aloud Day

StorylineOnline

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Viola Davis, Chris Pine, Lily Tomlin, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, James Earl Jones, Betty White and dozens more

Best Short Stories for Middle School (weareteachers.com)

• 7th Grade by Gary Soto
• Everyday by Alice Walker
• The Landlady by Roald Dahl
• The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabrial Garcia Marquez
• Rules of the Game by Amy Tan
• Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

Short Stories for Middle School (American Literature)

• The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (This tender story is a "must read" and one of the most famous in the short story genre)
• To Build a Fire by Jack London ("The dog did not know anything about thermometers" but it had the sense to know "that it was no time for traveling." The man's judgement was not as good as the dog's, and that sets the stage for a classic man vs. nature story.
• The Lady or the Tiger by Frank Stockton (The problems of middle school pale in comparison to the dilemma faced by the princess.  The title of this iconic story has become a catchphrase to describe a problem that has no solution.
• The Hand by Guy de Maupassant  (Be warned, this story is gruesome and will really creep you out; a fantastic example of Gothic Literature).

The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds & Activities