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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN by Blaise Terrapin illustrated by Apryl Stott Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-01686-3 ISBN-10: 0-547-01686-7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. On our first day of fourth grade, our principal, Ms. Fitzpatrick, called everyone into the auditorium. She announced, “I’m so proud to have such a fine group of students. You are all an inspiration to me.” She dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief. I looked at my best friend, Lola. We both raised our eyebrows. Maybe Ms. F had spent too much time in the sun over the summer. 2 “In fact,” said Ms. Fitzpatrick, “I’m so inspired that I’ve decided to go back to school myself!” Was Ms. F going to leave Pleasantville Elementary School? Were we going to be principal-less? We liked Ms. F a