RealisticFictionPAIREDREADAllonHerOwnbyDianaNoonanillustratedbyCarlosAraujoSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:CompareandContrastVocabularyStrategyContextClues:ComparisonVocabularydisdain,focused,genius,perspective,prospect,stunned,superb,transitionWordCount:2,197Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118611-2MHID:0-02-118611-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110byDianaNoonanillustratedbyCarlosAraujoPAIREDREADChapter1GiantsinthePark.........................2Chapter2BattleoftheKings..........................7Chapter3MyKindofSport.........................12RespondtoReading.......................16AllonHerOwn.................17FocusonLiteraryElements................20EssentialQuestionWhatexperiencescanchangethewayyouseeyourselfandtheworldaroundyou?IhateSaturdaymornings.Atransitionfromcalmtochaostakesoverourhousehold.Everythingturnsupsidedownandinsideout.Dad,who’sabaseballgenius,runsaroundlookingforhisglove.Mom,who’sasuperbtennisplayer,getsreadyforherearlymorningmatchatbreakneckspeed.AndmybrotherAdam,thelocaltrack-and-fieldchampion,getsgrumpybecausehecan’trememberwherehelefthisrunningshoes.Thenmycousinscalltoaskiftheylefttheirsoftballgearatourhouselastweekend,andmygrandpastartshonkinghishornoutfrontforAdamtohurryup.HedrivesAdamtothetrackonhiswaytothegolfcourse.CHAPTER12That’snottheworstthingaboutSaturdaymornings,though.TheworstthingiswheneveryoneasksmeifIwanttowatchtheirgame.Mostweeks,Ijustshakemyheadandsay,“Thanks,butnothanks.”Whenit’sareallyspecialgame,Igoalongtosupportthem.But,unlesssomeoneinmyfamilyisputtingonastarperformance,Igetbored.Ialsogethot,tired,andsoresittin...
