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1、www.readinga-Ghosts in the HouseGhosts in the HouseA Reading AZ Level S Leveled BookWord Count:1,581Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Written by Ann Weil and Rusty FischerIllustrated by Marcy RamseyLEVELED BOOK SWritten by Ann Weil and Rusty FischerIllustrated by Marcy Ramsety

2、Ghosts in the HouseGhosts in the HouseLevel S Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Ann Weil and Rusty FischerIllustrated by Marcy RamseyAll rights reserved.www.readinga-www.readinga-CorrelationLEVEL SO3434Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA1920EpilogueAround the 1830s,the effort to help slaves escaping

3、 from the southern United States was called the Underground Railroad.Although it was against the law,many individuals,both black and white,opened their homes to help these fugitives find freedom.Families like Virginias often fed,clothed,and hid small groups of fugitives until it was safe for them to

4、 move farther north.It could take from several months to an entire year for fugitives to make it north to Canada,one of the only places they could be truly safe and free.Glossaryannoyed upset by some repeated acts(p.13)cornhusks the leafy part of an ear of corn(p.16)devised formed a plan(p.16)feveri

5、shly done quickly and with a lot of energy(p.6)fugitives people running and hiding from the law(p.18)haunted visited by ghosts(p.5)lullaby a gentle song to put a child to sleep(p.11)quilt a heavy blanket(p.6)scolded harshly criticized(p.12)Underground a secret program that moved Railroad slaves from

6、 the southern United States to Canada,where they could be free (p.18)urgently needing quick action(p.7)Ghosts in the House Level SWritten by Ann Weil and Rusty FischerIllustrated by Marcy RamsetyGhosts in the HouseGhosts in the HouseLevel S Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Ann Weil and Rusty Fisch

7、erIllustrated by Marcy RamseyAll rights reserved.www.readinga-www.readinga-CorrelationLEVEL SO3434Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA1920EpilogueAround the 1830s,the effort to help slaves escaping from the southern United States was called the Underground Railroad.Although it was against the law,many

8、 individuals,both black and white,opened their homes to help these fugitives find freedom.Families like Virginias often fed,clothed,and hid small groups of fugitives until it was safe for them to move farther north.It could take from several months to an entire year for fugitives to make it north to

9、 Canada,one of the only places they could be truly safe and free.Glossaryannoyed upset by some repeated acts(p.13)cornhusks the leafy part of an ear of corn(p.16)devised formed a plan(p.16)feverishly done quickly and with a lot of energy(p.6)fugitives people running and hiding from the law(p.18)haun

10、ted visited by ghosts(p.5)lullaby a gentle song to put a child to sleep(p.11)quilt a heavy blanket(p.6)scolded harshly criticized(p.12)Underground a secret program that moved Railroad slaves from the southern United States to Canada,where they could be free (p.18)urgently needing quick action(p.7)Gh

11、osts in the House Level S1718The next morning,Virginia quietly put the doll back on the attic stairs.As she waited at the foot of the stairs,the attic door eased open.A little girl crept out and picked up the doll.Then she looked up and spotted Virginia.The frightened little girl gasped and started

12、to cry.Before Virginia could comfort the girl,a hand whisked her back into the attic and slammed the door.Now Virginia knew the secret her parents had been keeping from her:the people in the attic were not ghosts;they were fugitivesslaves escaping to freedom in the north.Virginia once heard her pare

13、nts whispering about the Underground Railroad,which was not a real railroad,with trains and tracks,but a collection of routes and homes fugitives could use to escape to Canada.They could find freedom in Canada.Virginias parents were stationmasters on the Underground Railroad,and now,so was she.A few

14、 days later,Virginia realized the ghosts were gone.One of them had left a gift for her on the attic stairs.It was the small doll made from cornhusks.She kept it,but not for herself.If ever another family should stop at their“station,”she would have something to offer them other than her own fear.Gho

15、sts in the House Level S34Table of ContentsNoises in the Night.4Lies and Lullabies .9Shadows Beyond the Door .14Epilogue .19Glossary .20Noises in the NightIt was the 1830s in rural New Hampshire.Since no school buses or cars existed back then,Virginia had a long walk to and from school every day.She

16、 liked walking through the farm fields because it gave her time to think.Sometimes shed meet up with friends and theyd pass the time talking.Ghosts in the House Level S34Table of ContentsNoises in the Night.4Lies and Lullabies .9Shadows Beyond the Door .14Epilogue .19Glossary .20Noises in the NightI

17、t was the 1830s in rural New Hampshire.Since no school buses or cars existed back then,Virginia had a long walk to and from school every day.She liked walking through the farm fields because it gave her time to think.Sometimes shed meet up with friends and theyd pass the time talking.Ghosts in the H

18、ouse Level S1718The next morning,Virginia quietly put the doll back on the attic stairs.As she waited at the foot of the stairs,the attic door eased open.A little girl crept out and picked up the doll.Then she looked up and spotted Virginia.The frightened little girl gasped and started to cry.Before

19、 Virginia could comfort the girl,a hand whisked her back into the attic and slammed the door.Now Virginia knew the secret her parents had been keeping from her:the people in the attic were not ghosts;they were fugitivesslaves escaping to freedom in the north.Virginia once heard her parents whisperin

20、g about the Underground Railroad,which was not a real railroad,with trains and tracks,but a collection of routes and homes fugitives could use to escape to Canada.They could find freedom in Canada.Virginias parents were stationmasters on the Underground Railroad,and now,so was she.A few days later,V

21、irginia realized the ghosts were gone.One of them had left a gift for her on the attic stairs.It was the small doll made from cornhusks.She kept it,but not for herself.If ever another family should stop at their“station,”she would have something to offer them other than her own fear.Ghosts in the Ho

22、use Level S1516That night,Virginia forced herself to stay awake till after her parents were asleep.Then she got out of bed,lit a candle,and tiptoed to the steps that went up to the attic.Virginia heard soft thumps and bumps and scraping noises along the way.She paused several times,clutching her che

23、st,but always kept going.Her heart was beating so hard she thought that she might faint.She pushed on the door to the attic,but it didnt moveit was locked.Virginia peeked through the keyhole and saw shadowy figures moving inside.Ghosts!She was right!Her house was haunted!And there wasnt just oneVirg

24、inia counted three ghosts:two big ones and one that was about her size.Suddenly,her candle blew out,and Virginia was left in darkness.She wanted to scream!The only sound she could hear was the beating of her own heart!As Virginia stumbled her way back down the stairs in a hurry,her hands touched som

25、ething soft.She nervously picked it up and scurried back to her bedroom.Standing next to the window,she let the moonlight show her what she held in her hands:it was a doll made from cornhusks.While Virginia wasnt sure whether ghosts ate or not,she was quite sure they did not play with dolls.She thou

26、ght about the lullaby she had heard and the missing food and suddenly realized no ghosts were in the atticreal people were,but who?Virginia devised a trap to find out.Ghosts in the House Level S56One day,Caleb told her that he had heard strange sounds while staying at his grandmothers house.His gran

27、dfather had died recently and many of his belongings were stored in the attic.Caleb said that anytime he walked past the stairs,he felt a cold chill.Virginia asked him to stop talking.She was getting scared.She too,lived in an old farmhouse with an attic.She too,heard noises in her attic.She grew wo

28、rried and wondered if her house was haunted.When Virginia arrived home,she wanted to ask her mother if she believed in ghosts,but decided against it.Instead,she quietly and feverishly did her chores.She helped with dinner,washed all the dishes,and swept up afterward.Later in the evening,she was so e

29、xhausted that as she worked on her homework,she fell asleep in her chair.Her mother had to help walk her upstairs to get ready for bed.“Good night,Virginia.Sleep well.”Virginias mother kissed her daughter on the forehead as she climbed under the quilt.“Good night,Mother,”said Virginia with a yawn,bu

30、t as she drifted off to sleep,she dreamed of ghosts.Ghosts in the House Level S56One day,Caleb told her that he had heard strange sounds while staying at his grandmothers house.His grandfather had died recently and many of his belongings were stored in the attic.Caleb said that anytime he walked pas

31、t the stairs,he felt a cold chill.Virginia asked him to stop talking.She was getting scared.She too,lived in an old farmhouse with an attic.She too,heard noises in her attic.She grew worried and wondered if her house was haunted.When Virginia arrived home,she wanted to ask her mother if she believed

32、 in ghosts,but decided against it.Instead,she quietly and feverishly did her chores.She helped with dinner,washed all the dishes,and swept up afterward.Later in the evening,she was so exhausted that as she worked on her homework,she fell asleep in her chair.Her mother had to help walk her upstairs t

33、o get ready for bed.“Good night,Virginia.Sleep well.”Virginias mother kissed her daughter on the forehead as she climbed under the quilt.“Good night,Mother,”said Virginia with a yawn,but as she drifted off to sleep,she dreamed of ghosts.Ghosts in the House Level S1516That night,Virginia forced herse

34、lf to stay awake till after her parents were asleep.Then she got out of bed,lit a candle,and tiptoed to the steps that went up to the attic.Virginia heard soft thumps and bumps and scraping noises along the way.She paused several times,clutching her chest,but always kept going.Her heart was beating

35、so hard she thought that she might faint.She pushed on the door to the attic,but it didnt moveit was locked.Virginia peeked through the keyhole and saw shadowy figures moving inside.Ghosts!She was right!Her house was haunted!And there wasnt just oneVirginia counted three ghosts:two big ones and one

36、that was about her size.Suddenly,her candle blew out,and Virginia was left in darkness.She wanted to scream!The only sound she could hear was the beating of her own heart!As Virginia stumbled her way back down the stairs in a hurry,her hands touched something soft.She nervously picked it up and scur

37、ried back to her bedroom.Standing next to the window,she let the moonlight show her what she held in her hands:it was a doll made from cornhusks.While Virginia wasnt sure whether ghosts ate or not,she was quite sure they did not play with dolls.She thought about the lullaby she had heard and the mis

38、sing food and suddenly realized no ghosts were in the atticreal people were,but who?Virginia devised a trap to find out.Ghosts in the House Level S1314“But I heard someone singing a lullaby,”Virginia insisted.“It must have been your mother,”said Virginias father.“She was singing to the baby.”Virgini

39、a glanced at her mother.She was leaning over the babys cradle.“Go back to bed,Virginia,”she said without raising her eyes.Virginia went back to her bedroom feeling annoyed and confused because she knew all her mothers favorite lullabies.The tune she had heard earlier was not any of them.But why woul

40、d her father lie to her?Maybe our house is haunted after all,thought Virginia.Maybe Mother and Father know about the ghosts and dont want me to be scared.Virginia climbed back into bed,where she strained to hear more singing,but the house was oddly silent.Virginia liked that less than the noises.Som

41、ethingor someonewas directly above her,but who,or what,was it?She slipped deeper under her quilt.Shadows Beyond the DoorThe next morning,Virginia went into the pantry to get a jar of peaches for breakfast,but there were none on the shelf.Virginia remembered that there had been three jars left the la

42、st time she looked.Who had eaten all those peaches?Was it the same person or thing that took our ham?“Do ghosts eat?”Virginia asked her parents at breakfast.Virginias father chuckled,but her mother was not amused.“What nonsense,”she said.Virginia was not sure if she believed in ghosts or not but was

43、 tired of being treated like a kid,and so she decided she would sneak up and explore the attic on her own.Ghosts in the House Level S78Tip-tap.tip-tap.Virginia popped open her eyes with a burst of fear.What was that sound?She sat up and listened carefully,holding her breath.Tip-tap.tip-tap.“Mother,i

44、s that you?”Virginia whispered urgently,but there was no answer,only a strange,mysterious sound.Was it ghosts?Her father always preached that there was usually a simple answer to a simple problem,and so she decided to find out.Tip-tap.tip-tap.Virginia jumped out of bed and ran over to her bedroom wi

45、ndow to see if maybe a tree branch was brushing against the glass.While peering outside,she watched the wind whip up leaves across the grass under a full moon.Tip-tap.tip-tap.Virginia realized that the mysterious sound was not coming from below her,but from above her.There were no bedrooms on the to

46、p floor,so it must be an animal,Virginia thought.Maybe a raccoon snuck into the attic and is clawing its way out.Virginia got back in bed,feeling much better that she had convinced herself there were no ghosts,and soon fell into a deep sleep.Ghosts in the House Level S78Tip-tap.tip-tap.Virginia popp

47、ed open her eyes with a burst of fear.What was that sound?She sat up and listened carefully,holding her breath.Tip-tap.tip-tap.“Mother,is that you?”Virginia whispered urgently,but there was no answer,only a strange,mysterious sound.Was it ghosts?Her father always preached that there was usually a si

48、mple answer to a simple problem,and so she decided to find out.Tip-tap.tip-tap.Virginia jumped out of bed and ran over to her bedroom window to see if maybe a tree branch was brushing against the glass.While peering outside,she watched the wind whip up leaves across the grass under a full moon.Tip-t

49、ap.tip-tap.Virginia realized that the mysterious sound was not coming from below her,but from above her.There were no bedrooms on the top floor,so it must be an animal,Virginia thought.Maybe a raccoon snuck into the attic and is clawing its way out.Virginia got back in bed,feeling much better that s

50、he had convinced herself there were no ghosts,and soon fell into a deep sleep.Ghosts in the House Level S1314“But I heard someone singing a lullaby,”Virginia insisted.“It must have been your mother,”said Virginias father.“She was singing to the baby.”Virginia glanced at her mother.She was leaning ov