Thursday, April 17, 2008

BR 1-01: Newspaper Chase


I read “Newspaper Chase.” It was written by John Escott. I will introduce this story roughly.

Harry Black is a main character of this story. He is a thief. One night, he comes in an art gallery. He is going to steal a painting. The painting has a million dollars in value. He finds the painting and takes it from its frame. When he runs away from the art gallery, he makes a mistake. He breaks a beautiful blue glass vase. Then, he steps on a piece of glass. He lives with Mrs. Allen and her daughter whose name is Janey. When he returns from the art gallery, Allen and Janey are sleeping. He hides the painting in a newspaper. Then, he puts the newspaper under his bed. In the morning, Janey is in the kitchen. She watches TV. A reporter talking about the painting and the blue glass vase. Then, Harry is not in his room. Janey is looking for old newspapers to recycle. In Harry’s room, she finds a newspaper under Harry’s bed. She gives it to a man who drives recycling truck. Then, Harry comes back to the house. He finds that Janey gives the newspaper to a man. Recycling truck is running. He chases after the truck. He stopped the truck and he looks for the newspaper. Then, Janey finds some blue glass in Harry’s shoe. She thinks that he is a thief. She calls the police immediately. The policeman catches Harry. Janey gets a reward.

I enjoyed reading this story. I could read easily. I thought Janey is a sharp person. I want to try reading more difficult story next.


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