Chapter One

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Chapter One

Cassie laughed and we began to walk back to the house, Lottie leaping and jumping in front of us.  Cassie reached up and took my hand, her face suddenly serious.
“There’s a man.”
“What man?”
“Behind the barn,” said Cassie.  “He’s wrapped in a green blanket.  He asked me about Papa.”
I smiled.
“You and your imaginary friends, Cassie.”
She scowled at me.
                                                                                    Caleb’s Story – page 5

o       Who is telling the story?  When the author uses the pronoun “I,” who is she referring to?
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o       Define “scowled” based on the context clues.



o       Using a dictionary, define “scowled”



o       Now that you understand what the word “scowled” means, illustrate a time when you scowled.  Then, describe this time by explaining why you scowled using specific details.