Decodable Book 16 Grade 2

DECODABLE BOOK

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DECODABLE BOOK 16

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Contents Cheers and Tears

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A Year at the Leary Place

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by Joanna Korba illustrated by Pierre Pratt

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Life is fun for Cheery and Dearie. They are happy dogs. Cheery and Dearie like it best when the sky is clear. “See? The sun is smiling!” Cheery cries. “It fills me with sheer joy!” Dearie sings. 2

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Life is gray for Dreary and Bleary. They are grim dogs. Dreary and Bleary like it best when it rains. “See? The sky is filled with tears,” Dreary moans. Bleary just groans with a weary sigh.

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Cheery and Dearie read funny tales. They like to hear silly riddles. “What is a sweet deer?” Cheery asks. “A dear deer!” Dearie cries. Her ears flap as she laughs. 4

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Dreary and Bleary read sad tales. They like to hear cheerless stories. “Years ago, three weary friends . . . ” Bleary starts his tale. “I hope they cry at the end,” Dreary says. Her ears sag as she mopes.

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Cheery and Dearie like to have fun. They play at a nearby park. They cheer at games. Cheery and Dearie laugh and sing each day. 6

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“This is not right!” Bleary cries. “Cheery and Dearie do lots of fun stuff. We never have fun.” “Wait!” Dreary says. “Maybe we can have fun, too? Shall we try, Bleary?” “Yes,” says Bleary.

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Dreary and Bleary change names. Dreary is now Sunny. Bleary is Happy. They are best pals with Cheery and Dearie. Life is sheer joy for them! 8

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by John Grigsby illustrated by John Hovell

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This is where the Learys live. A stream is on the west side. A garden is on the east side. One year brings many changes to the Leary place. 10

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It is winter. Snow blankets everything. It hangs on the trees like white earrings. The stream is covered with sheer ice. Greer and Meara Leary put on heavy coats, mittens, and earmuffs. They clear a space and make a cheery snowman.

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The sky is dreary. It is time for spring rains. Greer and Meara fear it will rain hard. They are glad it is just a gentle drizzle. Greer and Meara put on raincoats. They splash in puddles near the stream. 12

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The garden wakes up. Plants poke through the dirt. Grass pops up like little green spears. Leaves fill the trees. Greer and Meara put on t-shirts. They help Mom tend the garden. Dad gets his shears and trims shrubs.

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Summer is a lazy time. It is time to splash in the stream. Greer and Meara smear on sunscreen. They stretch out in the sun. 14

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Summer ends. Leaves turn deep red and cheery yellow. Nippy winds blow leaves off the trees. Greer and Meara put on jeans and sweaters. They make leaf piles and dive in.

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The year is nearly over. Snow is on the way. Next year will bring many changes to the Leary Place. 16

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The year is nearly over. Snow is on the way. Next year will bring many changes to the Leary Place. 16

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Cheers and Tears Word Count: 243 High-Frequency Words ago are cry do for friends have laugh laughs now of says sky stories they to too try what

Decodable Words* a and as asks at best Bleary can change cheer cheerless cheers Cheery chills clear cries day dear Dearie deer dogs Dreary each ears eek

end filled fills fl ap fun funny games Geary gray grim groans happy hear her his hope I is it jokes joy just life like lots

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* maybe me moans mopes names nearby never not pals park play rains read riddles right sad sag see shall she sheer sigh silly sing

sings smiling starts stuff sun sunny sweet tale tales tears the them this three thrills times wait we weary when with years yes

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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A Year at the Leary Place Word Count: 231 High-Frequency Words are covered everything for live many one out put sky they through to where

Decodable Words* a and at blankets blow bring brings changes cheery clear coats Dad deep dirt dive dreary drizzle earmuffs earrings east ends fear fill garden gentle

gets glad grass green Greer hangs hard heavy help his ice in is it jeans just lazy leaf Leary Learys leaves like little

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* make Meara mittens Mom near nearly next nippy off on over piles place plants poke pops puddles rain raincoats rains red shears sheer shrubs side

smear snow snowman space spears splash spring stream stretch summer sun sunscreen sweaters tend the this time trees trims t-shirts turn up wakes way west

white will winds winter with year yellow

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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by Joanna Korba illustrated by Pierre Pratt

by John Grigsby illustrated by John Hovell

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