GRADE5Lesson25WORDCOUNT1,139GENRERealisticFictionLEVELELL>ISBN-13:978-0-15-350295-8ISBN-10:0-15-350295-9978015350295890000byBeckyChestonillustratedbyKaoriTajimaHarcourtLeveledReadersOnlineDatabaseCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350295-9ISBN13:978-0-15-350295-8OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-349940-0(Grade5ELLCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-349940-1(Grade5ELLCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357334-1(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357334-7(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891012612111009080706byBeckyChestonillustratedbyKaoriTajimaTheroomwasquietinEnglishclasstoday.Still,Mannycouldhearmanythings.Itwas“JournalTime.”Somestudentswerewriting.Somestudentsweretappingtheirpencilsandthinking.Mannywaslistening.Anopenwindowletinaspringbreeze.Thewindcarriedmusicfrombandpracticeupstairs.Mannycouldheartrumpetsloudlyplayingasong.Hehearddrumsbeatingasteadyrhythm.Flutessangahighharmony.Itwasahappysong,butMannyheardonlysadness.Heturnedtohisjournal.Hebegantowrite.3Mr.Grossmangaveussomebadnewsinchoirpracticethismorning.TherewillbenomusichereattheEliotElementarySchoolnextyear.Whatdoesthismean?Noband,nochoir,notheater.Afewstudentsclappedaftertheannouncement.Mostkidsfeltsadlikeme.Af...
