Holt Mcdougal Literature Interactive Reader Grade 7 May 2026

The room went cold. Then, the wall began to glow—a soft, silvery light, like moonlight through water. The plaster rippled, and a hand reached out. Not a ghost hand. A real one. Warm. With chipped blue nail polish.

Have you ever felt lonely in a new place? Describe a time you wanted someone—anyone—to notice you. Holt Mcdougal Literature Interactive Reader Grade 7

I wanted to believe him. But Dad didn’t sleep in this room. I did. And at 2:17 a.m.—I knew the exact time because my digital clock glowed red—the wall didn’t creak . It whispered . The room went cold

I blinked. “What?”

I already had the chalk ready. 1. Summarize: Write one sentence that captures the main conflict of this story. Not a ghost hand

Find a line where Leo changes from being scared to being curious. Write it here.

The next morning, the chalk was gone. But written in the dust on my windowsill—in shaky, tiny letters—was a single word: