Respond to Reading: Black Duck

          I read the back of the book and the first few words I read, "When Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body..., got me interested. It starts out as an interview. A freshman boy who wants to be a reporter needed a fascinating story to be hired, so he went to an old man's house to get details about an old story. So far, I'm guessing that the book is what the old man is saying, his story.

          So far I've read up to Ruben and Jeddy finds a dead body on the shore as they were looking for some lobsters to catch for dinner. Jeddy's father is a police and he's been searching for some rumrunners, a boat called Black Duck. Back in these old days, alcohol was illegal, and there were many people smuggling them in. The body that Ruben and Jeddy is looking at, they think its a rumrunner. He was shot in the neck and died instantly. Jeddy checked the dead man's front pockets and Ruben checked the back. There was only tobacco pipes. They needed to tell someone about this. They decided to tell Jeddy's dad.
          My prediction is: I think Jeddy's dad will know who the man is or will get some identification for the man. The man is probably a rumrunner. Maybe it's a step closer to finding Black Duck. Maybe some one will think that Ruben, Jeddy, and Jeddy's dad might of killed the man. There might be trouble with other gangs or rumrunners or there'll be a closer reach of finding Black Duck.