Chapter 1 - No skateboard Near Hannah's house there's a new skatepark, A. Jot of young people in the town go there after school with their skateboards, These days Hannah often goesthere with hereousin Justin, Justin goes to school with er. Hannah doesn’t like school very much, or getting upearly.She'salways late. And she doesn’t have many friends. But with the new skatepark, she's suddenly very interested in skateboarding, The only thing is ~ Hannah has no skateboard! Sometimes justin asks Hannah, Hey do you want to get on my skateboard’ So she does —but not for Tong. She doesn’t want to fall off in font of everybody. So usually she watches the skateboarders. ‘Owen ifiteen. Hes a good skateboarder He ean do ‘lot of tricks, love Owen's skateboarding,” Hannah thinks, want to Jump and do ticks, tbo. ‘Why don't you have a skateboard, Hannah Justin ks "Tes a new thing for me ~ skateboarding’ Hannah answers, Then she thinks, ‘My birthday’s coming Maybe Ican tall to Mom and Dac.Chapter 2 - Good grades, better presents (On Hannah's birthday morning, she opens her presents. There's big present from her mother and father, Hannah opens it fist excitedly. ‘Wout’ she cries. skateboard! Thanks!” ‘Well, your school grades are good, Hanna,” her mother says. ‘And itis your birthday ... So happy birthday: honey! ‘Now open that prese Evan’ Hannal opens it. I's a helmet. ‘Awesome! Hanna cries. But her older brother, van, laughs ‘You like watching skateboarding videos, know; he her father says. 1's from says. Tht do you .. er. skateboard?” "Yes, | doy’ Hannah says hotly, ‘sometimes ~ on Justin's skateboard! And I have my skateboard now. Sot cando more ‘Can you jump, oF do tricks?” Evan asks. Can you g> fast and stay on? ‘Duh! Hannah answers her brother angrily. ‘What dumb questions! honey. please,’ thelr mother says. ‘ts her new skateboard 10 aren't many people‘OK! Let's go.’ Justin says. The two cousins begin skateboarding. Justin does a trick, Hannah skateboards up and down, ‘Maye Ian jamp now: she thinks. She goes faster. Then she jumps - but she alls of her skateboard When Hannah ison the ground, somebody laughs. ‘Oh, not They're laughing at mel This awl! she thinks. She gets up quickly 1'm going,” she tls Justin, and she leaves Just then, Owen arrives with his trends, They're laughing ata picture of Owen on his phone oo ButHannah’sfaraway now.'Nomore skateboarding ttt ote Forme! se thinksChapter 3 — First steps ‘Thenext day, Justin stays at home with his family. But Hanna walks past the skatepark, Alot of people are doing tricks cant skateboard there now.’ Hannah thinks. She ratches Owen on his skateboard, He goes up in the ‘and comes down again ywesome,’ Hannah thinks. ‘And I'm awful i rt She leaves the skatepark, and begins 10 walk home ‘through the park. The sun is hot. Hanna yches. The sun i in her eyes. So she closes them. sits down on one of the park When she opens her eyes again, she sees a young, an near her. She i siting on the grass with her Ibaby boy. The litle boy is trying to stand ‘Good boy, Michael,’ his mother says "Stand up now: Yes, that’s right? oy Michael stands up slowly. He takes one ttle step yy rx Falls down ‘Come on, now. Micha his mother says. ‘Don't Michael stops crying and laughs. He takes his mother's hand, and stands up 9 2d bos, Michael,’ is mother says, Michael sits down suddenly. He laughs, and elaps his hands happilyHannah watches them for five minutes. Michael stands up and falls down, again and aga. “Try again, Michael, his mother says He doesn't stop falling, But it doesn't matter, Hannah thinks, ‘He gets up and tries again ~ time after time. And he's no more than a baby. Hanna leaves the park and walks home. She thinks ‘Sets about baby Michael. ‘OK.’ she says, need some mo “inte skateboard practice. But where can I go for that?Chapter 4 ~ Practice, practice, practice Hmm. Let's see. The skatepark’s no good,’ Hannah ‘thinks. ‘T want to do my practice alone, "That evening, she goes or a walk. Two blocks from her house there's an office building, At ha past fve everybody in it goes home, They drive all their cars out of the parking lot. ‘Hey, I can skateboard her Hannab thinks ‘The next evening, she takes her skateboard and Jhelmet with her, ‘Tm going out for some skateboard practice” she : tells her mother. “She skateboards to the parking lot. There are no cars there. First she skateboards slowly. She Is alone, ‘and nobody is watching. oe! This Is awesome!’ she thinks. After an hour, she lust. One evening, she tries jumping. She skateboards BS actors mat emsings, Som she can 2 , ashen ‘Seema, ‘So Hannah tries once more ~ and falls off her ‘Two days later, Hannah is back in the parking lot. mh» ‘She jumps again. This time she doesn't fall of 3[At home that evening, her mother says, "You're hhappy about something, honey! Tell me. What isi? ‘Well... ," Hannah begins, ‘don't laugh, OK? ‘OK. “The practice is helping. I can do good skateboard Jumps now. Uh... usualy ‘That's wonderful, honey! Just then, Evan comes in ‘Oh, no!’ Hannah thinks. ‘What does he want?Chapter 5 - Up early Hey! How’s your new skateboard?" Evan asks Hannah nice mother smiles at this. the room, hen she quickly leaves ‘Oh. snot bad, Hannah answers, “and thehelmet’s awesome, to But Ihave a lot of brutses now. Look. Bvan looks at the bruises all over her arms and legs. ‘Ouch’ he says. ‘So do you skateboard at the skatepark now ‘No,’ Hannah people there, But I want to go up the walls, I want to ywers, “There are always a lot of turn inthe an, too. ‘Well, Igo past the skatepark every day when T go to work. There's nobody ther van says Ev ln the early morning, 1 That’s an awesome idea!’ Hannah eves. ‘I an go there before school, Thanks Next day, Hannah gets up at six o'clock. She skateboards for an hour before school This is wonderful” her mother says a week later, Hannah's up early every morning these days. She's never late for school now! Sometimes Hannah I tired in the morning. But then she remembers baby Michiel ‘Babies wet up earl’ she thinks, ‘So Lean g tly too up‘One Saturday afternoon. her cousin Justin calls her ‘on the phone. ‘Hey, Hannah, are you coming tomorrow? ‘Coming whe it's June 21 ~ “Go Skateboarding Day’. People all around the world are skateboarding. I'm going to the skatepark with all my fends. Come with us. ‘OK? Hannah says 'See you there. ‘Don't forget your skateboard” Justin says Justin, don't be dumb,’ Hannal answers.Chapter 6 ~ A real skateboarder Ws June 21st, Hannah finds her skateboard and helmet. Then she goes tothe skatepark, She's excited ‘Can { do this? she thinks. “Hmmm. [don't know. But Lean try AU the skatepark, Hannah sees Justin with some friends, She goes over to them, ‘Hey, Hannah,’ Justin says, ‘Wateh this. Owen's doing a very tough trick. ‘Owen goes up the wall and turns. He goes very high. Everybody stops and watches. ‘Wout’ Hannah says, “He's awesome. Owen does a eiferent trick now: I's an easy trick, but this time he falls off his skateboard. He walks past Manna and smiles at her. Bverybody fll ff sometimes.’ Owen says we." Hannah answers. “How do you do that trick? {want to learn it Pat your right foot here.” Owen tells her. “Then push with your left foot. Owen helps Hannah with the trick ‘OK,’ Hannah says." need some more practice with hat, but thanks, ‘You're a real skateboarder now, Hannah,’ Justin tells her quietly after thatLater, Hannah and Justin walk home through the park, Hannah sees baby Michael again. He Is walking ‘across the grass to his mother. This time he doesn’t take her hand, and he doesn't fall down. Hello! says Hannah, She smiles at him. ‘Can you do it again?” says Michael's mother. The baby laughs and claps his hands. ‘Again!’ he says. And he stands up. Justin and Hannah walk away. ‘Who's that" Justin asks. ‘Now? Oh, a litle baby’ Hannah answers, ‘but ‘maybe one day a really good skateboarder!fecrodStory Characters a2¢ Contents Before Reading No skateboard Actes Good grades better presents First steps — Practice, practice, practice Actes Upeary coi Aeal skateboarder cies Projeta Projer Word ork Grae About Dominoes ry 15 16 19 2 4 2% 2