N0PlaceLikeH0meBYDIANANOONANILLUSTSTRATETEEDDBYBYBYYKKATATACCCCCCHAAHAHADWDWWDWICCIKRealisticFictionPAIREDREADMealtimeMysterySTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:CompareandContrastVocabularyStrategyContextClues:ComparisonVocabularydisdain,focused,genius,perspective,prospect,stunned,superb,transitionWordCount:3,057Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119094-2MHID:0-02-119094-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1WaitingforRyoko.............................2Chapter2ASorryStart.................................5Chapter3WelcometoMyWorld.........................9Chapter4TheFarmGirl................................13RespondtoReading.........................16MealtimeMystery..................17FocusonLiteraryElements.................20EssentialQuestionWhatexperiencescanchangethewayyouseeyourselfandtheworldaroundyou?N0PlaceLikeH0meBYDIANANOONANILLUSTRATEDBYKATCHADWICKJustonedaytogo!Istayedfocusedonthecalendarhangingonthewallabovethephone.EverysquareinAprilexceptonehadalinethroughit,whichmeantRyoko,ourJapaneseexchangestudent,wasarrivingtomorrow.Icouldn’twait!IfeltataponmyshoulderandturnedaroundtofindMomlookingexasperated.“Josephine”—sheonlyusesmyfullnamewhensheisannoyedwithme—“wouldyoupleaseputyourhearingaidsin?I’vebeentryingtohaveaconversationwithyouforthelastfiveminutes.”“There,”IsaidtoherwhenIhadpoppedthemintomyears.“Whatdidyouwanttotellme?”“I’mwaitingforyoutocollecttheeggs,”saidMom.“AndwhereistheasparagusIaskedyoutocutfromthegarden?”Aprilisabusytimeonourfarm,withDadcultivatingfromdawntoduskandthegoatsgettingreadytokid.Ryokowouldbearrivinginthemid...
