For teachers looking to build students' confidence and love of reading, especially in the case of reluctant and struggling readers, short stories may not be a great place to start.

The book contains stories from over 200 MATC students from the English as a Second Language (ESL) program and focuses on the personal journeys of students through poetry, essays and more.

The short story Pittsburgh police officer Dave Shifren chose to read to the class recently was “Bullet to the Brain,” by Tobias Wolff — first published in The New Yorker in 1995.

The short story, about a giant who learns the benefits of being selfless, is part of the anthology ‘Bedtime Stories for Stressed-Out Adults’ – one of a growing number of books designed to ...