Can you recommend some middle school mysteries short stories?

Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' is a great one. It tells a touching story about a couple's selfless love. They sacrifice their most precious possessions to buy gifts for each other.

Sure. 'The Westing Game' is a great one. It has a complex mystery that keeps readers guessing as a group of heirs try to solve the puzzle of who will inherit Sam Westing's fortune.

Sure. 'The Westing Game' is a great one. It's full of mystery and requires a lot of inference as the characters try to figure out the clues in a complex will. Another is 'And Then There Were None' which has a really engaging plot where you have to infer the identity of the killer as the story unfolds.

One popular middle school short story is 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. It's about a young couple who are very poor but deeply in love. They each sacrifice their most precious possession to buy a gift for the other. It shows the selfless love between them in a touching way.

Sure. 'The Westing Game' is a great one. It's full of mystery as the characters try to solve the puzzle left by Mr. Westing. Another is 'Nancy Drew' series which has many short mystery stories suitable for middle schoolers. Nancy is a smart girl who always manages to solve the mysteries.

Sure. 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry is a great short story. It's about a young couple who are very poor but sacrifice their most precious possessions to buy gifts for each other. Another one is 'The Most Dangerous Game' by Richard Connell, which tells a thrilling story of a hunter becoming the hunted on an isolated island.

Sure. 'The Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins is a well - known one. It shows a future where children are forced to fight to the death in an arena for the entertainment of the Capitol. Another is 'Harrison Bergeron' by Kurt Vonnegut. It presents a society that enforces equality in the most extreme and oppressive ways. And 'All Summer in a Day' by Ray Bradbury, which depicts a Venus where the sun only comes out once every seven years and the cruel treatment of a child who remembers the sun.

One great middle school Christmas short story is 'The Gift of the Magi'. It's about a young couple who are very poor but want to give each other meaningful Christmas gifts. The wife cuts off her long hair to sell and buy a chain for her husband's watch, while the husband sells his watch to buy combs for his wife's hair. It shows the true meaning of selfless love during Christmas.

Another is 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry. A young couple, Jim and Della, are very poor but deeply in love. Della sells her long beautiful hair to buy a chain for Jim's precious watch, while Jim sells his watch to buy combs for Della's hair. It shows the selfless love between them and how they are willing to sacrifice their most prized possessions for each other.

Yes. 'The Graveyard Book' by Neil Gaiman is a wonderful middle school fantasy short story. It tells the story of a boy who grows up in a graveyard among the ghosts. Also, 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak has a touch of fantasy as Max travels to an island of wild creatures. Then there's 'James and the Giant Peach' by Roald Dahl. The idea of a boy traveling inside a giant peach with some insect friends is really imaginative.