Best Series

Reading Levels 5-12, Interest Levels 6-12

Banish boredom! Excite students with variety—drama, verse, short stories, novel excerpts, and more—all at comfortable reading levels

• Allow students to study a particular kind of literature at the appropriate reading level
• Develop reading skills in students who have difficulty with a traditional anthology
• Encourage writing in response to reading with integrated lessons

Rescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of literature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and standalone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, we’ve tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for reaching out to students of any ability who aren’t succeeding with more traditional anthologies. The Best series is a great companion piece in a reading or literature class!

Five genres

• Best Nonfiction
• Best Plays
• Best Poems
• Best Short Stories
• Best-Selling Chapters

Three levels of each genre

• Introductory (5–6 readability level)
• Middle (7–8 readability level)
• Advanced (9–12 readability level)