PAIREDREADRealisticFictionMiguel’sAmazingShynessCureSavingSavingStolenTreasureStolenTreasurebyEveTonkin•illustratedbyMerrillRaineySavingStolenTreasureSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAWordCount:1,462ComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategySimilesandMetaphorsVocabularybouquet,emotion,encircled,express,fussy,portraits,sparkled,whirledCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119123-9MHID:0-02-119123-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1StolenTreasureIsontheRocks!........2Chapter2WorkingTogether.......................6Chapter3OpeningNight..........................11RespondtoReading...................16Miguel’sAmazingShynessCure17FocusonGenre.......................20EssentialQuestionInwhatwaysdopeopleshowtheycareabouteachother?SavingSavingStolenTreasureStolenTreasurebyEveTonkin•illustratedbyMerrillRaineySavingStolenTreasureChapter1StolenTreasureIsontheRocks!ItwasFridayafternoon,andplaypracticewasn’tgoingwell.Ms.Andersonwasfeelingcompletelywornout.Kidswhirledaroundtheroom,andideasspranguplikedaisies,butnoonecouldagreeonwhichonestouse.“Listen,everyone,”Ms.Andersonsaid.“Weonlyhavetwoweeksuntilourperformance!”Somekidswerestilltalkingandshoutingtoexpresstheirideas.“KingCris,stoparguingwithQueenChelsea!Sam,pleasestopmakingthatmonkeynoise.Youarenotgoingtobethemonkeyintheplay!”2Finallysomequietfellovertheroom,andMs.Andersontookabreathandcontinued.“WemustdecidebyMondaywhatthetreasureisgoingtobe—Spanishgoldorjewelry.”Afewkidsstartedmumblingintheback.“Thisisserious,class.Rightnow,StolenTreasureisontherocks!”Theclasswassilentagain,andMs.Andersonsmiled.“Thingswillbeb...
