The document consists of three parts--an instructional bulletin for teachers of urban high school students with average or below average reading ability, a book of readings, and five novelettes prepared for these students. The bulletin offers guidelines on the ways to use the readings and suggestions for teaching literature to urban pupils as well as for stimulating effective discussion. Also presented are outlines of lesson plans, both general and specific. The paperbound, pocket sized book of readings contains both fiction and nonfiction selections written especially for city pupils. (NH)