PAIREDREADTheOakandtheReedsHistoricalFictionbyKateSinclair•illustratedbyTrystanMitchellillustratedbyTryllustlustratedbyillustratedbyTryllustttedbyTrystanMitchellttedbyTrystaMitchellttedbyTrystedbyTrystanMitchellttedbyTrystaSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyIdiomsVocabularyargue,astonished,complained,conditions,forbid,forecast,relief,strandedWordcount:1,033Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118831-4MHID:0-02-118831-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TroubleontheHorizon................2Chapter2TheStormArrives.....................6Chapter3MakingtheBestofThings............9RespondtoReading.................16TheOakandtheReeds.....17FocusonGenre.....................20EssentialQuestionHowcanweatheraffectus?byKateSinclair•illustratedbyTrystanMitchellillustratedbyTybyiillustratedbyTystratedbyTyiillustratedbyTyhetratdbyTrystanMitchbyTrystanMltratedbyTrystanMitchttyTrstanMatedbyTrystanMCHAPTER1TroubleontheHorizon“It’stimetogo,”IcalledtoHenry.Mybrotherwasalwaysmakinguslateinthemornings,andIdidn’twanttoarguewithhimagain.“I’malmostready,Loretta,”Henryanswered.“I’mjustgettingmymarbles—I’mplayingBillyatlunch.”Aswelefthome,Inoticeditseemeddarkoutside.Therewerebig,blackcloudsinthedistance.Itlookedlikeitwasgoingtoraincatsanddogs.Thewalktoschoolusuallytookus30minutes,buttodayIwantedtogettherequicker.Ididn’tlikethelookofthoseclouds,andIdidn’twanttoarriveatschooldrippingwet.ButHenrywasjustamblingalong,kickingatstonesintheroad.“Let’shurry,”Isaidtomybrother.“Weneedtogettoschoolbeforetherainstarts.”23Suddenly,theskyseemedtogeteve...
