Even though they were sisters, suzie and june were nothing alike. if suzie wanted to jump rope, june wanted to play hopscotch. if june wanted to watch soap operas, suzie wanted to watch talk shows. tensions rose to the point that the girls could no longer stand one another’s company. it seemed that they had nothing in common, until the day that progress reports came out. while riding the bus home from school, the girls—startled by how upset the other looked—realized that they were both failing a subject. suzie was failing math and june was failing reading. since both girls wanted to pass their classes, they got to talking and agreed to one another. so every day after school for the next few weeks, suzie tutored june in reading and then june tutored suzie in math. by the time report cards came were distributed, suzie and june were passing all of their classes. the girls were delighted, but their mother was happiest of all. not just because her daughters passed their classes, but because they had learned to be good sisters. 42. define theme 43. what is the theme of this story? 44. what happens in the story that leads you to believe this?