Selected Stories
by Katherine Mansfield
Assigned across 1 curriculum list
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield is assigned in US schools at grades 11–12. It appears across 1 curriculum reference, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where Selected Stories is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
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- Grade range
- Grades 11–12
- Age range
- Ages 16–17
- Pages
- 430
- Reading time
- about 7h 55m (est.)
- First published
- 2005
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780393925333
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About this book
"This Norton Critical Edition includes thirty-five of Katherine Mansfield's short stories. With the exception of the first four stories, all were written within a period of ten years. These stories, and the letters following, reflect the urgency of a writer who knew her time was limited (Mansfield died of tuberculosis in 1923). With few exceptions, the texts of the stories reprinted here are the versions that Mansfield herself revised or selected.
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Why widely assigned
This Realistic Fiction title, typically at grades 11–12. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on correspondence and social life and customs; cited across 1 curriculum framework.
Themes
correspondence · social life and customs · new zealand authors · criticism and interpretation
Where this book is assigned
Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695)
- required·11th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695), Paper 4 Section B (Post-1900), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721410-2027-2028-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rot
- required·12th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge International AS & A Level Literature in English (9695), Paper 4 Section B (Post-1900), for examination in 2027. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (721410-2027-2028-syllabus.pdf). Set texts rot
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Common questions
- What grade level is Selected Stories?
- Selected Stories is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 11–12. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
- How long does it take to read Selected Stories?
- It takes about 7h 55m to read Selected Stories (430 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 475 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Selected Stories?
- Selected Stories appears on reading lists for Cambridge AS & A-Level English Literature (9695). Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Selected Stories banned in schools?
- Selected Stories does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
- What themes does Selected Stories explore?
- Central themes in Selected Stories include correspondence, social life and customs, new zealand authors, criticism and interpretation. These themes match how the book is discussed in most curriculum guides and AP Literature prompts.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 11–12 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: Paper 4 Section B (Post-1900).