This is the twenty-fifth annual collection of short works by students of Berkshire Middle School (from the 2024-2025 school year). The stories are new, and so is this group of authors. The focus, though, remains the same as in previous volumes: With genuine effort and attention to the writing process, young authors can fine-tune their original ideas and produce works suitable for a wide audience. Over several months, each sixth-grade writer shepherded a germ of an idea through multiple revisions to arrive at a polished piece. The ultimate paths of the stories and the improvement in quality from start to finish sometimes surprised even the authors. Don't Just Put This on a Bookshelf continues the proud tradition of author's craft demonstrated in its predecessors.