Read the paragraph below carefully. Circle any unfamiliar words, and then look them up in the dictionary. Write their meanings below or in the margins. Then reread the paragraph to fully understand its meaning.
We’d just moved to South Mountain, and I didn’t know anyone in the neighborhood. On my fist day at South Mountain High, I was petrified. I’m shy to begin with, you know, so you can imagine how I felt walking into that strange school. I wore my favorite outfit to bolster my confidence, but it didn’t help much. It seemed like everyone was staring at me, but it was probably just my imagination running rampant, as usual. In fact, I thought I was imagining things when I walked into my new homeroom. I couldn’t believe my eyes! There, sitting in the front row, was Maggie Rivers, my best friend from Oakwood Elementary school