All around you the world changes in large and small ways. The tree outside has more branches than it did last year. A new building goes up on the next block. All growth involves change—especially in people. The stories, essays, and poems in this section explore the many changes—large and small—that come with growth.Check out the Additional Questions, Hot Links, Internet Activities, Reading Strategies, and Self-Tests for this unit using the navigation bar at the left. |
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| Ray Bradbury | The Sound of Summer Running | Short Story | 6 |
| Cynthia Rylant | Stray | Short Story | 18 |
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| Robert Frost | Dust of Snow | Poem | 30 |
| Walt Whitman | My Picture-Gallery | Poem | 31 |
| Diana Chang | Saying Yes | Poem | 32 |
| Walter Dean Myers | Jeremiah's Song | Short Story | 38 |
| Jack London | The King of Mazy May | Short Story | 52 |
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| Francisco Jiménez | The Circuit | Short Story | 66 |
| Russell Baker | Hard as Nails | Nonfiction | 72 |