This is the fifth annual collection of short works by students of Berkshire Middle School (from the 2004-2005 school year). The stories are new, and so are the authors. The focus, though, remains the same as in previous volumes: With genuine effort and attention to the writing process, young authors can produce works suitable for a wide audience.
Over a ten-week period, each sixth-grade writer turned a basic premise into a fully-formed story. The changes along the way sometimes surprised even the authors themselves. "Stories For Shorties" continues the proud tradition of author's craft...

This is the third annual volume of short works written by students of Berkshire Middle School (from the 2002-2003 school year). The book is composed of all new stories by new authors, but the purpose of this showcase is the same as its predecessors, "Short Stories by Short People" and"Who Says Adults Have to Write All the Good Stories?": The pieces in it exemplify how young authors can apply the writing process to create works suitable for a wide audience.
The collection is the result of a twelve-week process that allowed each student to take a basic idea of his or her choosing and...

This is the tenth annual collection of short works by students of Berkshire Middle School. The stories are new, and so are the authors. The focus, though remains he same as in previous volumes: With genuine effort and attention to the writing process, young authors can fine-tune their original ideas and produce works suitable for a wide audience. Stories in this collection span multiple categories, including fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, fable, and mystery.

This is the second annual volume of short works written by students of Berkshire Middle School (from the 2001-2002 school year). The book is composed of all new stories by new authors, but the purpose of this showcase is the same as its predecessor, Short Stories by Short People: The pieces in it exemplify how young authors can apply the writing process to create works suitable for a wide audience. In twelve weeks, the sixth-grade authors turned rough ideas into the finished stories collected here. The result is a compilation on all topics. Examples of humor, mystery, adventure, science...

This inaugural collection of stories (from the 2000-2001 school year) exemplifies how young authors can apply the writing process to create works suitable for a wide audience. The sixth-grade authors worked over a period of three months to turn rough ideas into finished stories. The result is a compilation of stories on all topics. Humor, mystery, adventure, science fiction, historical fiction, horror, fantasy, fable, and even nonfiction are represented.

This is the eighth annual collection of short works by students of Berkshire Middle School (from the 2007-2008 school year). The stories are new, and so is this group of authors. The focus, though, remains the same as in previous volumes: With genuine effort and attention to the writing process, young authors can fine-tune their original ideas and produce works suitable for a wide audience.
Over a twelve-week period, each sixth-grade writer shepherded a germ of an idea through multiple revisions to arrive at a polished piece. The ultimate paths of the stories and the improvement in...

A collection of fiction
written by sixth-grade students.
(2007)

A collection of fiction
written by sixth-grade students.
(2006)

This is the eleventh annual collection of short works by students of Berkshire Middle School. The stories are new, and so are the authors. The focus, though, remains the same as in previous volumes: With genuine effort and attention to the writing process, young authors can fine-tune their original ideas and produce works suitable for a wide audience. Stories in this collection span multiple categories, including fantasy, science fiction, realistic fiction, historical fiction, and mystery.

Radio is the most widespread electronic medium in the world today. As a form of technology that is both durable and relatively cheap, radio remains central to the everyday lives of billions of people around the globe. It is used as a call for prayer in Argentina and Appalachia, to organize political protest in Mexico and Libya, and for wartime communication in Iraq and Afghanistan. In urban centers it is played constantly in shopping malls, waiting rooms, and classrooms. Yet despite its omnipresence, it remains the media form least studied by anthropologists. Radio Fields employs...