Das seltsame Buch - Académie de Nancy-Metz

16 Baker Street.
Deuxième prix en anglais, catégorie seconde : Ryad Asnoun
That’s where Janet Woods, 25 years old, book addict, must go to buy what she wants: books, books,
more books…. She learnt that an old man sells books almost for free! Because she is a book addict, she
takes her car and goes to London. Her husband doesn’t like reading, so he doesn’t like it when she goes
far for books.
“One day, reading will kill you!”
“ Maybe, but unfortunately for you, not today! Bye! I’m taking the GPS!”
That’s how Janet sets off to London: she is going for a very long trip…
When she is in the right street, she feels a little bit tired (she drove 400 miles only for books!). But
Janet persists and she opens the door of Mr. John Linden, a former librarian. Janet feels in a dream:
the heaven of reading! Mr Linden says:
“ Oh, you came for the books, I suppose…”
“ Yes, of course, I wanna be the first!”
“And you are! You can find your happiness here! Choose what you want!”
A book attracts Janet; she can’t take her eyes off of this book, she is afraid, and she suddenly says:
“This book is…special, right?”
“Well, you discovered it.”
“Please, I want to buy this book.”
“No.”
“Why?”
“Because it killed my father!”
“How?”
“Probably a heart attack.”
That doesn’t stop Janet, and Mr Linden sells it.
“Be careful!” said the librarian.
“Ok, no problem!”
Janet now has the book, but she chooses to visit the city and go shopping: she can have a life outside of
reading!
After that, she stays at home, and she begins reading the book. It is about a little boy who was
assassinated, and the suspects are his parents. Janet would like to stop reading, but she can’t. The book