Rory and his grandfather Granda embark on a great escape after being separated by authorities following a fire in their flat. Rory carefully plans their escape from the home Granda was placed in, sneaking him out through an emergency exit. They make their way to a remote caravan that Rory's friend loans them, hoping to evade detection there. Along the way, they meet kind strangers who help them by offering rides and food. This event is interesting because it marks the beginning of more adventures for Rory and Granda and shows Rory's determination to stay together despite challenges.

1. Interesting event
The novel I have studied is Catch Us If You Can by Catherine MacPhail and this
novel is very interesting as there are many interesting event inside this story. This story
is about Rory and his grandfather, Granda, who have looked after each other since
Rory’s dad walked out on them. Granda is given to lapses in memory such as putting
Rory’s homework down the rubbish chute and the rubbish in Rory’s school bag. Granda
also has a completely irresponsible behaviour such as setting fire to his coat at a
Parents’ Evening, but he has a generous heart and plenty of charm. Rory acts as his
carer until there is a fire in the flat and the authorities decide to separate them.
However, Rory is determined that they will stay together and they embark on an escape
but with their faces on every television screen and in every newspaper, this is not so
easy. Their journey is full of surprise betrayals and unexpected friends as they
attempt to evade the authorities and eventually track down the man who walked out on
them. There is one interesting event that I have found in this story.
The most interesting event is when Rory and his Granda had to go away from
Darren’s mother’s caravan after Darren sent him a message telling him that the
authority had known where Rory and his Granda were.Rory is also very determined. He
shows this when he plans the Great Escape for three days after Darren suggests hiding
in his mother ‘s caravan. He gives Rory the spare key to the caravan. Rory carefully
carries out his plan. He packs his and Granda‘s things. He visits Granda after school, as
usual. He wedges open the emergency exit. Later that night, he visits Granda and
prepares Granda by dressing him up and then tells him that he is getting out of home.
Rory takes Granda away from there while Val is having coffee with the nurses. Both of
them successfully sneak out through the emergency exit and out to a quiet train station
where they are not noticed. They arrived at the train final stop and go uphill in a fine
drizzle and then up along winding path that leads to the caravan site. Therefore, The
Great Escape is the most interesting event to me.
It is an interesting event because from there Rory and Granda started to have more
interesting adventures. They were miserable for being separated from each other and
placed in different homes. Here at the caravan site, they were happy at last. The
caravan was suitable because it was located in a remote area and it was a luxury as it
was well-stocked. Rory was pleasantly surprised to have a glimpse of his old Granda
who is ‘capable, in charge and looking after him’. There were funny episodes too. For
instance, Rory had to urge his grandfather to move faster and in doing so, he could see
it was very funny because Granda was trying hard not to show his panic. Granda was

2. also forgetting his shoes which Rory had to shove the shoes to his feet while wrapping
his coat and scarf around him and also buttoning his jacket as well. Rory had also not
forgotten his grandfather’s things including the food and warm clothes.
The event is also interesting because Rory and Granda were always alert for the
authority not to get them. He was careful not to let his grandfather lose the way by
taking and pulling his grandfather’s hand at him. He also flung his hand phone into the
bushes because it would be useless to him since the phone had run out of battery and
there was no way for him to charge it.
Besides, it is also a fascinating event because from there Rory and Granda met more
kind-hearted people who jumped in to give them a helping hand. For instance, the man,
Sammy and his son,Tyrone. Rory and Granda met them earlier at the loch while they
were fishing the other day and Granda had called them ‘tinkers’. The ‘tinkers’ helped
them by giving them a ride in their caravan to get away from the camp site which was
full of police and their search party. Sammy’s wife, Ruby gave Rory and Granda food
and drinks in the journey. Rory and Granda learnt a valuable lesson from the travellers
that it is unwise to judge and label people. Not everyone is the same. Ruby and Sammy
demonstrate that there are people who are willing to help without expecting any returns.
This also tells us that not all strangers that we meet are bad people or unkind. We
should learn to respect people in order for people to respect us. These are the reasons
why I find this event so fascinating.
In conclusion, it is a fascinating event as there are many moral value that are
highlighted in this novel. This story has teach me that families must be a priority.