PAIREDREADFeatherellaHistoricalFictionbyTerryMillerShannonILLUSTRATEDBYDARIAPETRILLIRoomTheSecretASTRATEGIES&SKILLSWordCount:2,174ComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:CauseandEffectVocabularyStrategyAdagesandProverbsVocabularydisposed,eavesdropping,fortitude,infinite,retaliation,rigors,stoop,undauntedELLVocabularycourageous,distracted,fugitivesCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118690-7MHID:0-02-118690-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1ASpecialErrand..............................2Chapter2ANewFriend.................................6Chapter3Emergency!..................................11RespondtoReading.........................16Featherella........................17FocusonLiteraryElements..................20EssentialQuestionHowdopeopleshowinnerstrength?SecretTheRoombyTerryMillerShannonILLUSTRATEDBYDARIAPETRILLIChapter1Lizasnuggledintoherpillow.Thenshescreamedandleapedoutofbed.Sheclawedathercheek.Charles,Liza’sbrother,laughed.CharlessaidtoLiza,“It’sjustaworm,scaredy-cat!”Lizaasked,“Whydidyouputawormonmypillow?”Emma,hersister,justgiggled.Shepickedupthewormandcarriedittothewindow.Lizatriedtolaugh,too,butshecouldn’t.Shehatedwiggly,slimythings.CharlesandEmmawereyoungerthanLiza,buttheywerebigger,stronger,andbraver.TheyteasedLizawithnofearofretaliation.Lizagotbackintobed.Sheknewsheshouldstandupforherself.Inherheart,LizabelievedCharlesandEmmawereright,though.Shewastoosmall,andshehadaninfinitenumberoffears.Shejustdidn’tmeasureup.ASpecialErrandInOtherWordswasn’tasgood.Enespañol,didn’tmeasureupquieredecirnofueadecuada.Liza2Thenextday,Lizawokeearlyandhelpedhermotherserveb...