2. Come Back, Jack! boring A girl who finds books to be quite boring changes her opinion after following her brother into a book where he becomes the star of several nursery rhymes and tales that feature a character named Jack. by Guy Swentek Wilson Elementary

3. tiresome unexciting humdrum “Books are boring,” the little girl said.

4. a d v e n t u r e a wild and exciting undertaking And she went out into the yard to find a real adventure adventure.

5. s e a r c h e d tried to locate or discover The little girl searched for something…

6. …e x c i t i n g interestinginteresting in the garden.

7. Inside the book was a steep green hill.Inside the book was a steep green hill.

8. crumpled “This is the house that Jack built,” said a cow with a crumpled horn.

9. clever skillful smart lad boy clever lad “…he’s a clever lad,” said the cow.

10. nimble quickagile

11. enormous What she could see was a huge enormous castle with its enormous door wide open.

12. c r e p t move slowly in a sneaky way c r e p t The little girl c r e p t through the castle door.