Title：Emil and the Detectives
Author : Erich Kastner
Publisher(level) : PENGUIN 3
Summary :
Main character , Emil , who is a school boy goes to the city because he is asked to carry much money to his grandmother by his mother. He needs to keep money safely and give it his grandmother.
When he is in a train , Emil meets a mysterious man. This man gives him a mysterious candy which makes him fall asleep and dream vivid dreams. When he wakes up, the money and the man are gone. Emil gets off the train in a different part where he intended to go , and he finds the man so he follows him. Emil does not call the police for help.
When Emil follows the man , a local boy offers to help him . He assembles 24 local children who call themselves "the detectives".
Emil gets his money back when the mysterious man goes to a bank and tries to exchange the money for smaller bills. One of the boy detectives follows him into the bank and tells the bank teller that the money is stolen. Emil comes in and tries to tell the bank teller his story. He proves that the money was his by describing the holes left by the needle he used to pin the bills in the lining of his jacket.
The mysterious man is arrested. Emil receives the reward. Emil becomes famous because the story of Emil is in the news paper.
Evaluation : 3stars This book is not so boring and not so difficult to read. Children also will be able to read this book. But I think there will be some same stories. Author should make this story more interesting. For example , describe battle of the detectives and the mysterious man in detail.