Life is full of twists and turns, choices, and challenges. Each choice leads to a different path. Each path presents challenges that allow you to prove yourself—to test your abilities and find new strengths within yourself. Reading about the experiences of others—real people and fictional characters—allows you to see how others test their skills and prove their abilities in challenging situations.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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| Paul Zindel | from The Pigman & Me | Autobio-graphy | 182 |
| Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve | Thunder Butte | Short Story | 194 |
| Rudyard Kipling | Mowgli's Brothers | Short Story | 210 |
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| Julia Alvarez | Names/Nombres | Essay | 224 |
| Judith Viorst | The Southpaw | Short Story | 229 |
| Arnold Adoff | Alone in the Nets | Poem | 232 |
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| Ogden Nash | Adventures of Isabel | Poem | 246 |
| Gwendolyn Brooks | I'll Stay | Poem | 247 |
| Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benét | Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright | Poem | 248 |
| Langston Hughes | Dream Dust | Poem | 250 |