Michelle - are you wanting stories *from Germany* (but translated/adapted into modern English ?) or stories *in German* ?

In my earlier suggestions, I was assuming you wanted to work with the stories in English.

If working in the German language, I agree with Wolfgang about the vocabulary and sentence structure difficulty in original texts - unless you specially adapt the stories yourself. I've found that often even simplified versions of stories intended for German children are too difficult for English-speakers in the first few years of learning German, and have to be adapted to suit a particular class.

If you ARE looking for stories written in German, there is a series of simplified readers in German (with English vocabulary list and comprehension exercises, graded from near beginner to GCSE standard (age 16), that comes in a box, for class or homework reading. Publisher's name escapes me - best place to enquire in the UK is "Grant & Cutler" language booksellers, London. There are a good mixture of stories, adventures and comedy, some based on known tales (e.g. Dracula). The stories are *in* German, but not all necessarily *from Germany*.

I agree- for post GCSE (i.e. 16 - 18 year olds specializing in German), Borchert stories go down very well.

Hope this helps,
- jeanie (Drama and German teacher, UK)