BYTERRYMILLERSHANNONILLUSTRATEDBYANDREWBURDANHistoricalFictionPAIREDREADWileyOutwitstheHairyGuyBYTERRYMILLERSHANNONILLUSTRATEDBYANDREWBURDANHistoHFictioFPAIREDREADWileyOutwitstheHairyGuyBYTERRYMILLERSHANNONoricalonASTRATEGIES&SKILLSWordCount:2,290ComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:CauseandEffectVocabularyStrategyAdagesandProverbsVocabularydisposed,eavesdropping,fortitude,infinite,retaliation,rigors,stoop,undauntedCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119166-6MHID:0-02-119166-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TheLetter...................................2Chapter2HelpNeeded.................................6Chapter3Storyteller....................................11RespondtoReading........................16WileyOutwitstheHairyGuy......17FocusonLiteraryElements................20EssentialQuestionHowdopeopleshowinnerstrength?MakingSomeNEWSBYTERRYMILLERSHANNONILLUSTRATEDBYANDREWBURDANBYTERRYMILLERSHANNONILLUSTRATEDBYANDREWBURDAN“EzekielFreeman!”Zekedroppedtheendofthepigtail,hoveringoverhisinkwell,asifitwereonfire.Teacher’svoicewassharpasaknife,asitalwayswaswhenshegavehimatelling-off.“Justwhatdoyouthinkyou’redoing,youngman?”shedemanded,glaringathim.WhatcouldZekesay?He’dbeencaughtred-handed.Ofcourse,hecouldtellTeacheritwasinretaliationforFlossie’styinghisshoelacestogether,butwhybother?Zekesighed;hemightaswellgetitoverwith.Tryingtosoundassincereashecould,heapologizedfirsttoTeacherandthentoFlossie.Itwashard,buthemanagedtoignorethelaughterdancinginFlossie’sbrighttopazeyesandthedimpleflashinginhercheek.“EzekielFreeman,Idon’tknowwhattodowithyou,”sighedTeacher.CHAPTER1THELET...
