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 \nVocabulary  \n·bedlam,civilization,complex,outcast,reflect,shortage,strategy,traditional  \nSupport Words  \n·brewing,haphazardly,intrigued,messing up,theory  \nHigh-Frequency Words  \n·discovery,ghost  \nVocabulary Strategy  \n·Dictionary:Word Origins  \nWord count:I992  \nThe McGraw·Hill Companies                       \nMc MacmillanGraw McGraw-Hill  \nPublished by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill,of McGraw-HillEducation,a division of  \nThe McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,TWo Penn Plaza,New York,New York 1012I.  \nCopyright o by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill.All rights reserved.No part of this publicationmay be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,or stored in a database orretrieval system,without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc.,including,but not limited to,network storage or transmission,or broadcast for distancelearning.  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n456789026100908  \nEruit  \nby Carol Pugliano-Martin  \nillustrated by Claire Louise Milne  \nTable of Contents  \nChapter 1  \n………2  \nMica……………………  \nChapter 2  \n…………5  \nThe Strange Plant ..  \nChapter 3  \n……………10  \nSpots………………………  \nChapter 4  \n…………14  \nThe Discovery……………  \nChapter 5  \n……17  \nHere Comes the Sun .  \n……20  \nComprehension Check .  \n# Chapter 1\n\nMy name is Mica and I hate apples.I hate anyfood made with apples.I hate apple pie,applesauce,and just plain apples.There is a reason why I hateapples so much.My family has owned an apple farmfor many years.  \nFor my family,growing apples is traditional.Mymother and sister wear apples on their dresses,andmy father and brother wear apple bandanas.Isn’t itobvious why I hate apples? 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