Sunday, May 20, 2007

Chapter 10-11

These chapters start as Sade and Femi are in london wandering the streets for a place to spend the night. They travel to many places but none look right so they stop in stores for warmth. They begin looking again and they find a good alleyway but a homeless man pops out and says that this is his alley while stealing their bags. They flee from this street and go into a video store. When they are in the video store a group of teenagers come in and trash the store. The Video man thinks that Sade and Femi were involved in the prank. The video man locks them in his store until the police come. The police ask them many questions but they don't answer so the policemen take the children to the police department.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Chapter 8-9

These chapters start off as Sade, Femi, and Mrs. Bonkole getting on to the London trains. They get on and off constantly going from one train to another when Mrs. Bankole says that they have to take a stop before going to meet their Uncle Dele. They arrive at a coffee shop where Mrs.Bankole meets a large man who seems to be angry. Mrs. Bankole gives the children money to go buy some food while she and the unknown man talk for a while. The two seem to get into a big argument and dissappear as Sade and Femi eat their pie. They wait for Mrs. Bankole to return but she doesn't. Sade and Femi are very frightened but they decide to look for their Uncle. They only have the change left from lunch and can't get on the wrong bus. They ask many people but they all don't know where the London School of Arts is, but finally they find someone who does. They get on the right bus and leave for the school. The bus driver tells them that this is their stop and they get off and go into the lobby of the college. Sade asks the receptionist if she knows were their uncle is but she says that he hasn't been in for a week and the police are searching for him. Sade and Femi are now very upset and have to go find shelter for the night.

Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Chapter 7

In this chapter they arrive in London and the did not pack for the weather. When they get there it is snowing and the Sade and Femi only have light jackets. The "family" gets off the plane and goes down to the baggage claim and security. The customs inspector calls them to the side where she goes through every bag in search of drugs that could be smuggled in. The inspector goes through the bags for an hour and at the end of her inspecting she cuts up Sade's bag that her mother had sewn for her. This bag is the last belonging she has to remind her of her mother. Their uncle is no there waiting for them so they have to go search for him at his college.

Chapter 5-6

In these chapters Femi and Sade go with their pretend mom through check points in the airport. The "family" had to check their bags and then go through the metal detector. Sade and Femi don't talk to anyone because they are just starting to take all the things that have happened to them in. They enter the plane and it starts to take off. Sade and Femi talk about how Mama and Papa promised to take them on a plane trip one day. On the plane the flight attendant is worried about the children because they won't talk or eat anything. They then eat some pretzels and they arrive in Paris.

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Chapter 4

Chapter four starts off as Uncle Tunde driving Sade and Femi to the airport. As they drive they pass through 2 police check points. Sade and Feni are almost discovered by the police in the second police check, but luckily Uncle Tunde talks his way out of the search. When Sade and Femi reach the airport they have thoughts of running away, but Femi talks Sade out of this idea. At the end of the chapter the children meet Mrs. Bankole, the person posing as her mom for the flight. Uncle Tunde hands over alot of money, and Mrs.Bankole gives Sade and Femi her children's names and birthdays.

Monday, April 30, 2007

Chapter 3

In chapter 3 Sade and Femi are told to pack and get ready for their departure to London. Many relatives come by and say goodbye to them, including aunts and uncles. Then Uncle Tunde says that it is time to leave. Sade and Femi say goodbye to their father. Then they climb into the back of the car, and get covered by a blanket so nobody will see them.

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Chapter 2

In the Second chapter of my book it is very short but Sade and Femi's uncle go out to find passports for the family. He finds passports but says that it will take time for their father to get one. There uncle finds a lady willing to say that they are her kids, and they fly to london.