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Treats or Tricks

Treats or Tricks
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 3 to 4
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   3.62

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    booster, doorway, bounded, glared, phrase, through, homework, brother, against, form, shoulder, sleepy, crazy, scary, short, lights
     content words:    Roman Catholic Church, All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, Saints Day, In Ireland, New Year

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     French: Des Bonbons ou une Farce
     German: Süßes oder Saures

Treats or Tricks
By Mary L. Bushong 		  
1     Alissa and her younger brother David barged through the front door of their house and stampeded to the back bedroom where Mom was getting Josh up from his nap.
 
2     "Mom!" the brother and sister chorused together.
 
3     "We're in here!" Mom called as she cuddled a sleepy baby against her shoulder. She looked up at the breathless girl and boy who bounded into the doorway.
 
4     "We have decided what we want to dress up as for Halloween," said Alissa. "I am going as an Indian girl and David is..."
 
5     "I'm going as a ghost!" broke in David, as he glared at his sister.
 
6     "Those sound like good choices," said Mom. "I know what Josh is going as, too. He's going as a pumpkin!"
 
7     Alissa and David laughed.
 
8     "We will be a very funny looking group!" said Alissa.
 
9     "Why do we dress up for Halloween?" asked David.

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