RealisticFictionPAIREDREADIt’saChallengebyMarieLangley•illustratedbyCherylCookbyMarieLangley•illustratedbyCherylCookLostLostandandFoundFoundSTRATEGIES&SKILLSComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategyIdiomsVocabularyaccomplish,anxious,assemble,decipher,distracted,navigate,options,retraceWordCount:2,800ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118716-4MHID:0-02-118716-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TeamChallenge...............................2Chapter2FirstontheList...............................6Chapter3ItAllAddsUp...............................12RespondtoReading.........................16It’saChallenge....................17FocusonLiteraryElements..................20EssentialQuestionWhatcanleadustorethinkanidea?byMarieLangley•illustratedbyCherylCookbyMarieLangley•illustratedbyCherylCookLostLostandandFoundFoundSummervacationwasgreat,butnowtimewasbeginningtodrag,anditwasjustgettingtothestagewherethequestion“Whatshallwedotoday?”wasbecominghardertoanswer.Carlos,Cindy,andTaliaweresittingonthefrontporchofTalia’shouse,consideringtheiroptionswhiletheywaitedforKanetoshowup.Heusuallyhadthebestideas,evenifsometimestheywerealittlecrazy—likehisideathattheybuildapedal-poweredflyingmachineinthebackyard.Yeteventhatgavethemsomethingtoargueandlaughabout.Conversationhadcrawledtoastandstill,andsilencewassettlinginonthesunnyporch.Thatdidn’tlastlong,though.ThesoundofrunningfootstepsannouncedthearrivalofKane.Hecamechargingaroundthecornerofthehouse,wavingapieceofyellowpaper,andthrewhimselfontotheporchalongsidehisfriends.“Look!”announcedKane,gaspingtogethisbreath...
