RealisticFictionbyFredericaBrownbyFredericaBrownillustratedbyCarlosAonillustratedbyCarlosAonRunningPAIREDREADPoetrySTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyMetaphorsVocabularyadventurous,courageous,extremely,weirdWordcount:1,792Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118851-2MHID:0-07-118851-3PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionHowcanothersinspireus?Chapter1InHisOwnWorld........................2Chapter2TheNewKid............................6Chapter3TheRace...............................10RespondtoReading....................16Everybody’sSurfing.............17FocusonLiteraryElements.............20byFredericaBrownillustratedbyCarlosAonIntheRunningCHAPTER1InHisOwnWorld“Marvin,you’vebeenplayingonyourcomputerforlongenough,”saidMarvin’smom.“Turnitoffandcomeout,youneedsomefreshairandsunshine!”Marvinsighedashedidashismothertoldhim.Heemergedfromthefamilyroom,blinkingalittleatthebrightnessoftheworldoutside.Hismomhandedhimacolddrinkandasandwich.“Haveasnack,”shesaid.“Thenwhydon’tyoucomeandgivemesomehelpintheyard?”Marvinlookedunenthusiastic.“Mom,Ihatemowinglawns,”hesaid.“DoIhaveto?”“I’lldothelawn,”saidMom.“Butyoucansweepthedrivewayandrakethelawn.Comeon,ifyou’vefinishedyoursandwichwe’llgetstarted.”Marvinsweptslowly.Itwasanovenoutsideinthesun,andhewishedhewereinsidethecool,cave-likefamilyroom.Afteraboutanhour,Marvinfinished.Hismomwasstillmowingthelawn,sohewentinsideandturnedonhiscomputer.2Tenminuteslater,MarvinwaslostinanenthrallinggameofGalaxy.Heplayedonlinewithalotofotherplayers.Mostofthemwerekidslikehim,whospentmostoftheirfreetime...
