AR Book Level
5.2
AR Points
4
Word Count
28,277
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
67382 EN
About this book
"Tell Me a Riddle" is a collection of four short stories by award-winning author Tillie Olsen. The title novella, which won the O. Henry Award in 1961, follows an elderly couple as the wife faces terminal illness, exploring themes of marriage, mortality, and reconciliation. The other stories address themes of motherhood, adolescence, racial tensions, and working-class struggles in America. The collection, originally published in 1961, has become a landmark in American short fiction.
