PAIREDREADCelebratingSwedishCultureHistoricalFictionbyEricaLarssen•illustratedbyEricScottFisherSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategySimilesVocabularyarrived,immigrate,inspected,moment,opportunity,photograph,valuable,whisperedContentStandardsSocialStudiesGeography/HistoryWordcount:1,924**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118838-3MHID:0-02-118838-6PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1TalesofAmerica...........................2Chapter2ADifficultDecision........................6Chapter3ToAmerica................................9Chapter4TheFirstChristmas.......................12RespondtoReading.......................16CelebratingSwedishCulture......17FocusonGenre..........................20EssentialQuestionWhydopeopleimmigratetonewplaces?GustafGoestoAmericabyEricaLarssen•illustratedbyEricScottFisherCHAPTER1TalesofAmerica“TellmesomemoreaboutAmerica,”IbeggedmyUncleLars.“It’sthelandofplenty,Gustaf,”hesaid.“Isthatwhyyouhavesomuchmoneytospend?”Iasked,jokingly.UncleLarshadbroughtusallpresentswhenhecametovisitourvillage.Hehadarrivedtwoweeksago,andsincethattimeallhetalkedaboutwasAmerica.Icouldn’tgetenoughofhistales.Nowhewasgoingback,workingonacargoshipcarryingaloadofirontoNewYork.Iwaswaitingatthestationwithhim,eagerforeverylastscrapofinformation.“There’smoneytobemade,that’sforsure,”hesaid.“They’regivingawaygoodland,too.Youjustneedtoagreetoworkitforfiveyears.”“I’mahardworker,Uncle.Takemewi...
