Level 2: Reading Independently
• More complex stories
• Varied sentence structure
• Paragraphs and short chapters

One day young Sam Clemens, later known as Mark Twain, plays a big prank in school. His mom punishes Sam by asking him to paint the long fence outside. It's a job that would take one boy hours to complete, but clever Sam figures out a way to get the job done without doing any work himself at all!

--Simon & Schuster