Title: Mike?s lucky day

Writer: Leslie Dunkling

Pages: 16



Summary:

Mike has a new summer job. Bill is working with him. The next day Bill drives to Morgan?s store. He and Mike take boxes from the back of the van and go into the shop. Mike walks across the shop with tree boxes in his arms. He can?t see in front of him. A girl is standing behind the counter. The girl says that Mike must be careful. The name of that girl is Jennifer Morgan. He walks into a big stack of cans. The girl helps Mike to clean up the mess. Bill and Mr Morgan come from the back of the shop. They look at Mike. Mike takes the boxes to the back of the shop. Mike likes Jennifer Morgan. Bill and Mike drives to the next shop. Mike is thinking about her that afternoon and they go to Morgan?s store. Jennifer is behind the counter. Mike walks to the van and he comes with peas and puts it on the counter. Jennifer and Mike smiles at each other. A woman comes in to the shop it is Mrs Smith. Jennifer talks to her and mike goes to the van. Mike wants to take Jennifer to a movie the next week. It?s ok by bill. The next Monday Mike and Bill go to Morgan?s store. He sees Jennifer again. In the shop is Mr Morgan. But Jennifer isn?t here. Jennifer is with her sister, her sister is ill.

Later? Bill and Mike get back in the van. Mike calls her by pone the next afternoon because to say that they are not going to the Morgan?s shop tomorrow. Mike says that he comes alone to the shop, and he ask her if for a date to go to the cinema with Mike. And Jennifer says yes. It?s Friday afternoon and now Mike isn?t laughing. He has a date with Jennifer tonight. That evening Mike is late from work, he quickly changes clothes. Soon Mike is running on the road to the bus. When the bus stops at the cinema, he can?t find his money. He left his money in his work clothes! He runs to his home. He has no keys from his house. A drainpipe is near it, he climbs. He goes into the window and gets the money. Two policemen saw him. The policemen said that he must stop, but Mike says he can?t stop, he?s late! But he must stop and goes into the police car and later he is in the police station. The policemen said that he may never climb drainpipes again and later Mike can go on. He goes with in the police car because he was very late. He?s in trouble with Jennifer she isn?t there next day, Mike telephones Morgan?s store, but Jennifer doesn?t want to speak to him said Mr Morgan. He puts the telephone down. That afternoon Mike calls Jennifer again, but Mr Morgan takes the telephone and tells him one more time that she doesn?t want to speak to Mike. So Mike writes a letter to Jennifer. He explains her why he didn?t show up tells her about the drainpipes and the police . He tells her that he is going in the Coffee Bar tonight. The next Monday Mike went to Morgan?s store with bill. Jennifer doesn?t look to Mike. Mike put the letter on the counter. Mike looks through the window of Jake?s Coffee bar that evening. Jennifer is there! He walks to Jennifer?s table. She smiles at him when he sits down. Mike says: ?I?m here now. Lucky me!? Mike looks into her eyes and Jennifer says:. ?And you?re here. Lucky you!? And two lucky young people sit there and they?re seem to be very happy.



My opinion: I liked the book because it was very easy to read.