PAIREDREADPoetryFictionbyBetsyHebertillustratedbyMargeauxLucasSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ThemePhonicsr-controlledvowels/âr/:are,air,ear,ereVocabularyStrategySimilesVocabularydrops,excite,outdoors,paleWordcount:1138Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118972-4MHID:0-02-118972-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312PAIREDREADChapter1GettingReady........................2Chapter2ADeal...............................7Chapter3TheStarsWin.......................12RespondtoReading.................16Poetry:Moon................17FocusonLiteraryElements..........20byBetsyHebertillustratedbyMargeauxLucasEssentialQuestionWhatexcitesusaboutnature?CHAPTER1GettingReadyCassieopenedthebackdoorandsteppedontothepatio.Shelookedupatthesky,whichwasgrowingdarker,butitstillwasn’tdarkenough.“Sweetie,”herfathersaid,“Itoldyouitwouldn’tbedarkenoughforanotherhalfanhour.Openingandclosingthedooreveryfiveminutesisnotgoingtomakeitgetdarkfaster.Allit’sgoingtodoismakethehousegetcolder.”“Iknow,”Cassiesaid,“butI’mreallylookingforwardtothestarparty.”2Cassiereluctantlywentinside.“Whenwilleverybodygethere?”sheasked.“They’llbeheresoon,honey,”Momresponded.“Inthemeantime,pleasegoandgetyourbrother.”Cassiewentupstairstolookforherbrother,Marcos.Shewasprettysuresheknewwherehewouldbe.Whensheopenedthedoortohisroom,shesawthatshewasright.3Marcos,whowassix,wasunderthecoversofhistopbunk.HehadabookandaflashlightthatCassiecouldseeshiningthroughthebedspread.“Hey,Marcos,it’salmosttimeforthestarparty,”Cassiesaid.“It’sagreatnightforittoo.Themoonisnewandnottoobright,soweshouldbeabletoseealot.Wemightevenseeme...
