Perfect Person in Just Three Days! - Chapter One - I Know What You're Thinking!

Sep 29, 2026

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Milo opens a book and begins reading, leading into Chapter One where the narration addresses a reader’s thoughts about how a strange-looking man can teach “perfection.” The chapter asks the reader what they are thinking, confirms they have already learned the first lesson, and reveals the idea that things are not always what they seem. The text moves the story forward by inviting the reader to turn the page.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

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Pages88

Reading Time2 h 16 min

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CHAPTER ONE

I Know What You're Thinking!

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s59北12.PERFECT PERSON IN JUST THREE DAYS! STEPHENMANES NORTH IDGE ELEMENTARY7331 NCLIDAYLANENORTH FICHLAND HILLS,TX 76180 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation Milo opened the book to the first page,leaned againstthe wall,and began reading. # CHAPTER ONE I Know What You're Thinking! You know what you're thinking?You're thinking,“How can a funny-looking guy like this Dr.K.PinkertonSilverfish teach me how to becomeperfect?”Right? Milo nodded. Well,maybe I'm not as stupid as Ilook.After all,I guessed what you werethinking,didn't I? You have just learned the first lessonin perfection.Things are not alwayswhat they seem. You may turn the page. Milo did. # OTHER YEARLING BOOKS YOU WILL ENJOY: MAKE FOUR MILLION DOLLARS BY NEXT THURSDAY Stephen Manes HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS,Thomas RockwellHOW TO FIGHT A GIRL,Thomas RockwellBOBBY BASEBALL,Robert Kimmel SmithCHOCOLATE FEVER,Robert Kimmel SmithJELLY BELLY,Robert Kimmel SmithMOSTLY MICHAEL,Robert Kimmel SmithTHE WAR WITH GRANDPA,Robert Kimmel SmithTHE TROUBLE WITH TUCK,Theodore TaylorPIG AND THE SHRINK,Pamela Todd YEARLING BOOKs are designed especially to entertain andenlighten young people.Patricia Reilly Giff,consultantto this series,received her bachelor's degree fromMarymount College and a master's degree in historyfrom St.John's University.She holds a ProfessionalDiploma in Reading and a Doctorate of Humane Lettersfrom Hofstra University.She was a teacher and readingconsultant for many years,and is the author of numerousbooks for young readers. # Be a Perfect Personin JustTfree Days! # Be a Perfect Personin JustTbree Days! By STEPHEN MANES Drawings by Tom Huffman Published byDell Yearlingan imprint of Random House Children's Booksa division of Random House,Inc.1540 BroadwayNew York,New York 10036 If you purchased this book without a cover you should be aware that thisbook is stolen property.It was reported as “unsold and destroyed”to the pub-lisher and neither the author nor the publisher has received any payment forthis “stripped book.” Text copyright ◎1982 by Stephen ManesCopyright renewed C1982 by Tom Huffman All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted inany form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopy-ing,recording,or by any information storage and retrieval system,withoutthe written permission of the Publisher,except where permitted by law.Forinformation address Random House Children's Books,1540 Broadway,NewYork,New York 10036. The trademarks Yearling⑧and Dell@are registered in the U.S.Patent andTrademark Office and in other countries. Visit us on the Web!www.randomhouse.com/kids Educators and librarians,for a variety of teaching tools,visit us at www.randomhouse.com/teachers ISBN:0-440-41349-4 Reprinted by arrangement with the author Printed in the United States of America June 1996 21222324252627282930

FAQs

Who is reading at the start of Chapter One?

Milo opens the book to the first page, leans against the wall, and begins reading.

What does the chapter tell the reader they are thinking about?

It frames the reader’s thoughts as wondering how a funny-looking guy can teach them to become perfect.

What lesson does the chapter say the reader has already learned?

The chapter says the reader has learned that things are not always what they seem.

Sep 29, 2026

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