DECODABLEBOOK24TheyWillNotQuitbyMichelePerreaultillustratedbyMattNovakTheyWillNotQuitbyMichelePerreaultillustratedbyMattNovakCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.STORYTOWNisatrademarkofHarcourt,Inc.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-364079-0ISBN13978-0-15-364079-7OrderingOptionsISBN100-15-364180-0ISBN13978-0-15-364180-0Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910179171615141312111009082LookatBigBen.BigBencannotgetout.3JimcannotgetBigBenout.Jimwillnotquit.4JimwillrunandgetMeg.JimandMegtugonBigBen.5TheycannotgetBigBenout.JimandMegwillnotquit.6JimandMegwillhavetodig.TheywilldigtogetBenout.7Thatwilldoit!JimandMegcandigBenout.8BigBencangetout!JimandMegdidnotquit!School-HomeConnectionHaveyourchildreadthebooktoyou.Thendiscusstimeswhenyouoryourchildhashelpedafriend.TheyWillNotQuitWordCount:87High-FrequencyWordsDecodableWords*anddohavelookoutthattheytoatBenBigcandiddiggetitJimMegnotonquitruntugwill*Boldfacewordsindicatesound-spellingintroducedinthisstory.www.harcourtschool.comË|xHSKBPDy640797zv*:+:!:+:!>ISBN-13:978-0-15-364079-7ISBN-10:0-15-364079-0