Simon and the Spy

Title: Simon and the Spy


Author: Elizabeth Laird


Publisher(level): PENGUIN(Easystarts)


Summary: At a station, Simon Simple is about to go on a train. He notices there are many policemen. He asks a man why the police is here,and the man shows him a newspaper that tells there is a spy.Simon looks around there,but there isn't a spy. At 10:57,he runs to a train because the train he rides goes at 11:00. At the time, an old woman with an umbrella and a big bag is walking very fast. He does not see her, and her bag hits Simon's foot. his and her bag fall and open. Simon have the old woman's letter be in his bag, he closes his bag, and he runs to the train. In the train, Simon sits down beside a beautiful girl, he enjoys talking to her.the old woman rides the same train and watch Simon's bag because she want to take the letter back. But it is very difficult to take it back from Simon's bag. The train stops. Simon and the beautiful girl go on a boat. The old woman goes on a boat, too. On the boat, the old woman continues to try to take the letter back, but she can't. At that time, Simon take the letter from his bag and put it on the bench he sits down.When the old woman is about to take it back, a wind takes the letter.Simon thinks it's his boat ticket and Simon and the old woman run because they want the letter. But a dog catches the letter, the old woman gets angry to the dog. The dog gets angry, too, and he takes her coat in his mouth and pulls it. The coat falls to the ground, and the wind takes her hat and hair. Simon looks the old woman, but it is not an old woman. It's a man! Simon tells policemen there is a spy. Then, the spy is catched, and the letter he has is eaten by the dog!


Evaluation: 3stars
When I read this book, I can notice the old woman is the spy. because of it, I think this book is s little boring. But I can't get an idea how to take the letter back, I feel interesting at the point.