Jaek dislikes summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his sister, Maddy. It's lots of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever. But one day, at the market, Maddy does talk to tell Jack to trade their mom's car for a box of mysterious seeds. It's the best mistake Jack has ever made.

Hardcover, published by First Second,$14.15

Only Daughter

by Anna Snoekstra

She's caught stealing. She's homeless and on the run. But she happens to look the same as a girl who went missing a decade ago, Rebecca Winter. She assumes Rebecca's identity, using it as a way out. Little does she know her new life as Rebecca is itself a prison and it looks like a killer might be after her.

Kindle edition, published by Harlequin Enterprises,$8.88

21. Who wrote a book to help you cook a meal?

A. Martha Stewart. B. Anna Snoekstra.

C. Ben Hatke. D. Scott Westerfeld.

22. How much should readers pay for a story about a boy's amazing experience?

A.$8.88 B. $12. 99 C.$14. 15 D.$16. 79

23. How is Zeroes different from the rest books?

A. It tells a story. B. It's in paperback.

C. It's quite popular. D. It's a co-written book.

24. What do we know about Only Daughter?

A. Its heroine enjoys her life on the run.

B. Its heroine lives with a false identity.

C, It provides different kinds of editions.

　　D. It is written by Harlequin Enterprises.

B

　　I remember the first time I got on a horse. When I was a little boy aged two, my mom agreed to Let me take a short ride and that was it! From then on, I drove my parents crazy Begging for a horse.

When I was four, I had Mutism, in which children stop speaking in certain social situations. I went days, weeks months without a sound at school. At most, I might quietly whisper to a friend. I suffered silently through school until I was ten when a psychologist had an idea, He asked me what I wanted more than anything else in the world. He explained I was going to be given an opportunity to work for that. And I was permitted to whisper the answer in my mother's ear, "A horse. "

I was to get a pony, but I had to Live up to my end of the bargain. I had a chart of weekly tasks I had to accomplish. I had to answer the phone five times per week, something I had never done before. I had to say one word to my teacher at school and the list went on. For a child with Mutism, saying one word to someone can be like climbing Mount Qomolangma. I did everything that was asked of me and the day came, His name was Sequoia, whom I fell in love with immediately. When I was in Sequoia's presence, I forgot all about my problems and felt strong and secure.

I am a fully participating member of society these days. My horses and I made it through a master's degree. I may have made it otherwise, but I'm not sure. I feel I owe my life to the horses and I try to give it back to them every day. They have given me the best gift I could ever imagine, my life.

25. What was the situation like when the author was four?