Books Review 9
Title: Last Chance
Author: Phillip Burrows
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Level: 1

Summary:
Mike is a cameraman and works for SFX News. His boss, Mr. Frank, didn’t think Mike was a good cameraman. He said, “Go away and find some news” “This is your last chance”.
In Hawaii, a volcano was erupting. He thought that was a good chance for a good story. He picked up his camera and went to Hawaii.
When he reached Hawaii, a girl leaving there told him that the volcano was very dangerous. But, he thought this was his last chance. So, he began to walk.
Mike was on the volcano. He filmed the smoke, the fire and a big rock. He got very nice films. After that he started to go back to the town. Then he found a young woman. She couldn’t move. He helped her and his ran with her. Because he helped her, he must have put down his camera.
They walked into the town. Mike had no camera and no films. There was a helicopter waiting for them. In the helicopter, Mike said that he needed his camera and went to sleep.
Mike was at office. He didn’t want to see his boss, Mr. Frank. Mr. Frank had Mike’s camera. It was picked up by the people in the helicopter. The camera was broken, but the films were very good. It was very exciting. This film hit Mr. Frank. He said, “We have a new news person.”
The woman he helped, Jenny, came into the room. She smiled at Mike. She hit Mike.

Evaluation: 5 stars
I think Mike is very courageous. It is dangerous to go into a volcano. Big rocks are falling out of the sky. The fire is red and the smoke is black. If I were there, I might run away. Mike helped the woman. This is wonderful because he made a sacrifice of his camera, his old friend. He knows that life is more important than honor. I think Mike is a very good cameraman.