painting of kids running 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.

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Table of Contents
Ray Bradbury The Sound of Summer Running Short Story 6

Cynthia Rylant Stray Short Story 18

Comparing Literary Works
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

Comparing Literary Works
Francisco Jiménez The Circuit Short Story 66
Russell Baker Hard as Nails Nonfiction 72