PAIREDREADThePerfectGiftbyMarieLangleyIllustratedbyAndrewBurdanRealisticFictionbyMarieLangleyIllustratedbyAndrewBurdanShhh!It’saSurprise!STRATEGIES&SKILLSComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategyIdiomsVocabularyaccomplished,anxious,assemble,decipher,distracted,navigate,options,retraceWordCount:2,583ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119237-3MHID:0-02-119237-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1PartyforAuntZandra........................2Chapter2Don’tTellHer!...............................8Chapter3PartyTime!.................................12RespondtoReading..........................16ThePerfectGift...................17FocusonLiteraryElements...................20EssentialQuestionWhatcanleadustorethinkanidea?byMarieLangleyIllustratedbyAndrewBurdanShhh!It’saSurprise!CHAPTER1PartyforAuntZandraLarawheeledherchairquicklyalongthepath,uptheramp,andintothehouse.“Mom!Mom!”shecalled.“What’sthematter,Lara?”Momcamehurryingoutfromheroffice.“IsZandraokay?”AuntZandralivedrightnextdoor,andLarahadjustbeenovertovisither.“No,nothing’swrong—it’sallgoodnews!AuntZandrajustfoundoutshepassedherexams.Isn’tthatsocool?”“Fantastic!”Momexclaimed.LararolledintothelivingroomwithMomfollowingher.“Yeah,it’sawesome!Shegotreallygoodgradestoo.”“Well,shecertainlydeservesthosebecauseshe’sworkedsohard,”Momreplied.“Threeyearsstudyingfull-time,andshe’smanagedtoholddowntwopart-timejobsaswell—eveningsattheresthomeandwaitressingatthediner.”2Laraswungaroundtofacehermom,anexcitedlookinhereyes.“Ithinkweshouldthrowherasurprisepartytocelebrate.”Shewastooenthusedtowaitf...
