Read the excerpt from "i'm not thirteen yet" by amy bernstein. "this afternoon is going to be so much fun," said lynette. "it's going to be you, me, and the rest of the `fab thirteens.' just remember, no twelve-year-olds." i heard a toilet flush and scurried into an empty stall. their giggles felt like needles. i heard the sinks running and knew they were tossing their locks in the mirror. this couldn't be happening. but i was quickly getting the picture that it was. which line best shows the pain jamie feels at this point? i heard a toilet flush and scurried into an empty stall. their giggles felt like needles. “it’s going to be you, me, and the rest of the ‘fab thirteens.’” this couldn’t be happening.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.