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Black Duck

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Prompt 1.)Write a summary of what you just read. 2.)Describe the most important event. Give at least three reasons why you think it is the most important event. 3.) Do you like what you’re reading? Why or why not?



           In the book Black Duck a 14-15 year old boy named David is trying to find a story so he can post the story on the newspaper.  He finds an elderly man to interview after asking many people about the subject. The man's named is Ruben, he tells starts telling a story about 1929 during the prohibition era.  Ruben says one day while waking by the beach with his friend Jeddy,  they found a dead body with a gunshot wound in the neck. They go and tell Jeddy's sister about the dead body and his dad goes with them. When they arrive the body is gone with not tracks left behind by who ever took the dead body, so Jeddy's dad tells them not to talk about it until they are sure that there really was a dead body.  Later Ruben goes home, but when he arrives he need to go to the store and deliver something. On his way back he sees lights blinking what appears to be code, so he waits and sees a ship, many cars start to drive by and he follows them. He recognizes most of the people their and notice that they are caring crates filled with what seems to be alcohol,  after sometime he sees the ship's name Black Duck which is the name of the alcohol smuggling ship boat. After some times he returns home and the next day he tells Jeddy that they have to keep investigating the crimes scene to find what is going on and if anyone say who took the body. That is all that I have read so far.



           I believe the most important event so far in the book is that they found the body. I believe this is the most important event because it starts to raise suspicion of who did it. Another reason it is the most important moment because it introduce most of the character Jeddy's sister and dad, eventual Ruben's dad and mom when he tells them.  The dead body must set the plot up because they believe it has to do with the people smuggling liquor  in the city.  The dead body as will be the many focus on who it is and who killed him.



      I am enjoying reading the book  Black Duck for many reasons. One reason that I enjoyed reading  the book is that it takes a different approach from other books that I have read it has to do with the prohibition this is only books that I have read that happens during the Prohibition era . Another reason I like the book is that it also has another element that I like reading a murder mystery which has all ways seem interesting to me. The book also involves young teens that are not super genius and are going to need help from other to solve this mystery. It also involves with a alcohol smuggling boat that no has caught and might be tied in with the murder so you have many suspects by

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