"The Verlane Crossing"

Recently, I read the book "The Verlane Crossing" in the school library. It was written by Steven Otfinoski. This book tells about a man named Roger Morgan, who knew that spies were trying to steal Dr. Underwood's research papers, or perhaps to kidnap Dr. Underwood who is a government scientist.The hard part for Roger was determining who were the real spies who were after the research and who were the secret agents that were trying to protect Dr. Underwood and his papers.

The main character of this story is Roger Morgan and the side characters are Nancy, Dr. Underwood, Harry, Dawson,Vanic, the fat man, and the conductor. Nancy is Roger's friend and partner. They are both employed by Dr. Underwood. Harry is assigned to protect Dr. Underwood. If you want to find out who Dawson,Vanic, the fat man, and the conductor are then check out the book yourself.

The main part of the story focuses on how Roger tries to play detective. Upon doing that, he makes constant mistakes that hinder the agency's progress. I found this story to be very entertaining despite the short length. If this story sounds interesting to you, then I recommend that you check it out in John I. Burton High School's  library.