PAIREDREADHowManyHands?RealisticFictionbyMelanieDreweryillustratedbyDanSherboThinkHard,ThinkFastSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyParagraphCluesVocabularydilemma,feebly,persistent,recoiled,roused,skewed,summon,vastnessWordCount:2,962Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118650-1MHID:0-02-118650-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1ADayinthePark.............................2Chapter2TheSting....................................5Chapter3ASevereReaction............................8Chapter4EmergencyCall..............................12RespondtoReading.........................16HowManyHands?.................17FocusonLiteraryElements.................20byMelanieDreweryillustratedbyDanSherboThinkHard,ThinkFastEssentialQuestionWhatkindsofchallengestransformpeople?“Areyoureadyyet?”Jason’smomcalledupthestairs.Hejumped,andhispencilslidacrossthepage—Jasonhadbeenengrossedinhissketching,andhisroomstilllookedlikeadisastersite.Hewassupposedtobeheadingtotheparkwithhismomandlittlesister,Kelly,fortheday,butnotuntilhischoresweredone.“Almost,”heshouted,shovinggames,books,andshoesunderthebedandstuffinghissketchintoadrawer.Nowhejustneededtoracehisclothestothelaundryhamper.“Areyouready,areyouready?”Kellysing-songed,marchingintohisroomuninvited,asshealwaysdid.Jasonscowledandsnappedather,“Getout,anddon’tnag,youpest!”HetookthestairstwoatatimeandskiddedintothelaundryroomjustasMomarrived.Liftinganeyebrowandgivinghimasternlook,Momsaid,“Wehavetonag,ornothinggetsdoneontime.Andspeakingoftime,whenisTomcoming?”Chapter12Jasongroanedwhenherememberedhehadmean...
