12th Book (Marcel and the Shakespeare Letters)

Name                    : Roro  Wulandari

NPM                      : 16611074

Tittle of reading materials: Marcel and the Shakespeare Letters

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Types of Reading: Book

This novel is about Marcel’s November holiday, a French mouse detective that  lives in Paris. He has a friend in London named Henry, and he always visits him every November. 

On a Tuesday afternoon, Marcel goes t Henry’s flat, 42 Old Wilton Street.  He looks a sign in a flat 42 next to Henry’s, it says ‘Professor J.T. Barton’. After he knocked the door, Henry opens it and let him to come in. The two friend sit in a big chair, they drink tea and talks. Afterwards, Marcel asks about the person  in number 42. Then, Henry tells him about the person. He says that he is Professor Barton and, he is going to be famous on the next day because he has Shakespeare letters and he is going to give it to the British Museum.

Marcel is so curious about the letter, and he want to read it. Then the two mice go to Professor Barton’s flat. They passed a small hole near the front door and come in to the flat. The walks across the floor and climb a very tall bookcase. There is a small white button in the bookcase, Henry presses  it and some of the books move. There is a safe behind the books. Henry is going to open the safe by move the dial to the numbers that he has in his note. The safe is opened, but the Shakespeare letters are not there. They are looking for it and find a hole behind the safe. They take a look at the hole and see a woman in the next flat. They see the Shakespeare letters too in her bag. They know that the woman stole them from Professor Barton. 

Marcel tells Henry that they should get back the letters, then they follow the direction of the woman. When they find the woman, Marcel takes the letter by making a hole using his knife to her bag. Then, he gets in to the bag and takes the letters. Once he come out from the bag, the woman sees them, and they run very quick passing so many people, and the woman can’t catch them. They are very happy to get the letters back. After that, they  go back to Professor Barton’s flat and put the letter on his table. The Professor is confused about what happened to the letters till it could be out from the safe. 

In the morning, Henry and Marcel go to the British Museum and see the letters when they are given to a man from the museum. Henry looks at Marcel and smiles. He says thanks to him for what he did.

This is a good novel with a good story. It is enjoyable and easy to understand. This novel also has good pictures that make it more interesting. I like this novel.