Books Review 4
Title: Girl on a Motorcycle
Author: John Escott
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary:
Kenny was going across America by bus. He stopped sometimes and stayed the night in a motel. One evening he stayed in a motel in a little town in California.
In a street in Los Angeles, somebody was robbing a security guard outside a supermarket. The robber was taken pictures. The robbery had long blond hair and was sitting on a motorcycle.
Kenny was hungry, so he came down to eat. Then he saw a girl arrive on a motorcycle. He thought he knew her face.
Next morning, he watched news about the supermarket robbery. Kenny remembered the girl at the motel desk.
He went breakfast. The girl was eating her breakfast. He walks across the table and talked with her. Her name is Mel. Then she got up and left the room.
A young man was watching Mel. Kenny thought he was thinking she was the girl from the robbery too. Kenny talked him and said “Let’s phone the police.” But, the man, Ned was afraid and “No! Perhaps she is got a gun.”
Kenny thought the money from the robbery was in her room. So, he asked a woman working in the motel to open her room. Kenny searched the room, but he couldn’t find the money. Then she got back. He must have got away. He climbed into next room from the window.
In the room, he found a blond wig and motorcycle coat. There was the money from the robbery. Then Ned came into the room. He was the Los Angeles supermarket robber.
Ned got on his motorcycle and drove off quickly. Mel saw that and got her motorcycle. She stopped in front of Ned. He couldn’t stop and went into river. Soon the police arrived and took Ned away.
After that, Mel said “Do you want to come to San Francisco on my motorcycle.” Kenny said “I’m coming with you!”

Evaluation: 4 stars
I was surprised, because Ned was the robber. I didn’t think so. I have thought Mel was robber because she havs blond hair and motorcycle. We cannot predict the sequel of this story. So, this story is very interesting. I think Kenny is courageous. If I were there I didn’t talk her. I want to be a courageous man. Hokkaido is very big. So, I want to trip sitting on a motorcycle.