byBarbaraA.DonovanillustratedbyBrandonReeseCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPer-missionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-351176-1ISBN13:978-0-15-351176-9OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350603-2(Grade6On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350603-1(Grade6On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358005-4(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358005-5(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPub-lishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910179121110090807063Reggielookedbackathisfamily’sold,batteredrobotthatrolledalongthesidewalkaboutahundredpacesback.Eventhoughhehadsomequalmsaboutdoingso,Reggiepickeduphispace.ItwouldbeintolerableiftheotherkidsatschoolsawjusthowoldThomasreallywas.Overtheweekend,Reggiehadmetsomeoftheotherkidswholivedinhisnewneighborhood.ReggielearnedthatSam’sdadhadjustboughtthefamilyanewrobotthatwasthelatestandbestoneyoucouldbuy.Maya’sfamilyhadanoldermodel,butitwasstillmuchnewerthanThomas.Reggie’sfamilyhadhadthesamerobotforfortyyears.ReggiecontemplatedhowThomashadhelpedReggieallhislife,andhe’dhelpedhisdadallhislife,too.ReggiethoughtThomasmustbethelastoneofhiskindleft!Hewastrulyanendangeredspecies.Newermodels,suchastheonethatSam’sfamilyhad,couldreallythink.Theycouldpredicttheirfamily’sneeds,andthentheyarrangedtomeetthoseneeds....
