The Cornerstone Story Collection • Grades 3–12
The Cornerstone Story CollectionStories that stay.
Original historical fiction for grades 3–12, all set in the same richly imagined villages of nineteenth-century Northern Europe. Every story turns on one child, one choice, and one virtue shown rather than named. Each volume stands alone — start anywhere.
For independent reading, family read-alouds, and discussion beyond the lesson.
Novellas for elementary readers.
Novellas for middle school readers.
Novellas for high school readers.
The story collection at a glance
Not sure which volume to start with?
Is my child ready for the next grade? Is this book too hard for her? Does he learn better by listening or by doing? Each assessment asks a handful of questions and gives you a plain answer you can act on the same afternoon — written from twenty-five years of teaching, not a personality quiz. Free, and nothing to sign up for. Six of them so far.
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Read one story. Teach one week. Decide from experience.
Use it with your child. See samples of our stories, questions, and lesson pages.