GRADE5Lesson11WORDCOUNT1,153GENRERealisticFictionLEVELELL978015350281190000>ISBN-13:978-0-15-350281-1ISBN-10:0-15-350281-9byMichaelSandlerillustratedbyNancyLaneHarcourtLeveledReadersOnlineDatabaseCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350281-9ISBN13:978-0-15-350281-1OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-349940-0(Grade5ELLCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-349940-1(Grade5ELLCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357317-1(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357317-0(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891012612111009080706byMichaelSandlerillustratedbyNancyLane“Fourdaysinaswamp?”Isaid.“Fourdaysonaboat?”mybrother,Tommy,said.“Youmustbejoking!”TommyandIsaidatthesametime.“Iamnot,”saidourmom.Welookedatherface.Shewasserious.Shewasn’tjoking.TommyandIhadbeenlookingforwardtothisvacationforweeks.Wehadbigplans.Unfortunately,wehadn’ttoldMomaboutthemyet.Wewantedtoplaybaseball.Bothofuswantedtobeonthesummerleagueteam.Beingchosenfortheteamwasn’tgoingtobeeasy.Wecouldn’taffordtomissanypractice.Wereallyneededit.3NowweweregoingtotheEvergladesinFloridatospendfourdaysonaboat.Weweregoingtomisstoomuchpracticetobereadyfortryouts.Ourplanstoplaybaseballwouldhavetowaituntilnextsummer.IknewalittlebitabouttheE...
