byWyattTaylorillustratedbyKenBowserbyWyattTaylorillustratedbyKenBowserCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-351509-0ISBN13:978-0-15-351509-5OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351213-X(Grade3AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351213-1(Grade3AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358099-2(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358099-4(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706IadmitthatI’magreatreader.IreadanythingIcanandIhaveagoodmemory,too.IrememberalmosteverythingIread.I’mprettygoodatschool.Ithinkthat’sbecauseIreadwell.You’dthinkthatmeansschooliseasyforme,butitisn’talways!3Oneproblemisthatwhentheschoolyearbegins,Ican’twaittoreadallthestoriesinmynewreadingbook.Afteraboutamonth,I’vereadallthestoriesforthewholeyear.Thatkindoftakestheexcitementoutofthings.Ihavebeenknowntodaydreaminclass.Itrytopayattention,butmymindwanders.Also,becauseIknowthestoriesalready,Itendtoputoffdoingassignmentsthatgowiththem.SometimesIwaittoolongorevenforgetaboutthem.4TheotherproblemisthatIdon’tliketotalkinclass.I’mnotsurewhy.SometimesI’llsitatmydeskandwatchclassmatesstruggleforanswers.Iusuallyknowtheanswer,butIstilldon’traisemyhand.IfIgetcalledon,Iknoweveryoneintheroomwillbel...
