Hiccups
Close Read Passage, 241 words, Humorous (fiction), Level T (Grade 3), Lexile 470L
Clark has the hiccups, and they couldn't have come at a worse time. He is about to sing with his new band, and no suggestions, no matter how wacky they are, are working. If he could just stop thinking about them, he might just be able to finally get rid of them.