illustratedbyAnthonyLewisbyDaleLundbergbyDaleLundbergillustratedbyAnthonyLewisCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-350505-2ISBN13:978-0-15-350505-8OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350333-5(Grade3Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350333-7(Grade3Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357493-3(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357493-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706Mr.Enricoannouncedtohisstudentsthattheywouldbehavingatalentshow.Thekidsintheclasswerereadytoeruptinexcitement.Well,allexceptBettina.“Idon’tthinkIhaveanytalent,”Bettinathoughtasshesatontheschoolbusthatafternoon.3Bettina’sbestfriend,Alex,satnexttoher.“IthinkthatIwillplaytheflute,”hesaid.“Whatwillyoudofortheshow?”“Ican’tthinkofanytalentthatIhave!”saidBettina.4“Well,canyousing?”askedAlex.“No,I’mnotaverygoodsinger,”saidBettina.“Canyoudance?”askedAlex.“No,I’mnotaverygooddancereither,”saidBettinasadly.“Don’tworry,Bettina,”saidAlex.“We’llthinkofsomething.”5Thatnight,Bettinahadtroublefallingasleep.Shethoughtaboutthethingsshewasgoodat.Shewasgoodatsoccer.Youcouldn’tplaysocceratatalentshow.Shewasalsogoodatmath.Mathwasnotgoingtoworkouteither.6Bettinalikedtoread...
