RealisticFictionPAIREDREADBigger,Louder,FasterbyMelanieDreweryillustratedbyBradleyClarkfromTreasuresTongaSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAWordCount:2,232ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyHomographsVocabularyadjustment,chattering,ember,mentor,nomadic,rapport,reunited,sturdyCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118637-2MHID:0-02-118637-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1AllWrong‘Ofa..............................2Chapter2FittingIn....................................5Chapter3DoingWhat’sRight..........................8Chapter4TrueFriends.................................11RespondtoReading........................16Bigger,Louder,Faster.............17FocusonLiteraryElements................20EssentialQuestionHowdopeopleuncoverwhattheyhaveincommon?byMelanieDreweryillustratedbyBradleyClarkfromTreasuresbTongaAftermyfirstdayofschoolinAmerica,I’mmiserable.IjustwanttogohometoVava‘u.Thiscountryiscrazy;Idon’tknowthecustoms,andIfeelasifI’mdoingeverythingwrong.Ilistentomybrother,Tevita,andsister,Alisi,chatteringabouttheirday.It’seasyforTevita;he’s15andfabulousatsports,sohe’sfoundhisplacealreadyamongalltheothersports-obsessedboysatschool.Andwhenyou’rejustseven,likeAlisi,everythingissimple,Iguess.Itseems12ismorecomplicated.Isigh,andmymother,Sela,raisesaneyebrowatme.It’sherwayofaskingwhat’swrong.Itrytosmile,andIjustsay,“Mynewschoolissoenormous.”Idon’ttellherhowterrifiedIwasofgettinglostorhownobody—absolutelynobody—waswearingawhitebutton-upblouseandblueskirtliketheonesshemademebringfromTonga.Chapter1AllWrong‘Ofa2James,myfather,arriveshomefromwork.Helookstired,buthesitstoas...
