"Good-bye, Curtis" pages 178-195

By Kevin Henkes

Illustrated by Marisabina Russo

Summary

Curtis is a letter carrier who has had the same route for forty-two years, and today is his last day on the job.  Everyone along his route throws him a party.

Vocabulary

addresses: the street names, street numbers, cities, and states where businesses or home can be found

clerk: a salesperson in a store

grown: to increase in size or age

honor: show of respect and love

pour: to move somewhere quickly and in large numbers

route: a series of places or customers visited regularly by a person who delivers or sells something

Spelling Words

we'll

I'll

you'll

they'll

don't

can't

isn't

it's

that's

shouldn't

preheat

recycle

shop

surprise

kittens