A Pretty Face PDF

 "A Pretty Face" is a short story, often found in graded readers for English language learners (like the Oxford Bookworms or Dominoes series), and is typically attributed to John Escott, although Rowena Akinyemi has also written for similar series. Assuming you're referring to the version by John Escott, here's a summary:

The story revolves around Zoe Baker, a young woman who works in a bookstore and enjoys acting with the local "Newport Players" amateur theatre group. She's currently performing in a production of Romeo and Juliet, playing the part of Juliet's mother.

A young student named Mike Morrison is asked by his aunt, the editor of the "Newport Weekly News," to write a review of the play. Mike goes to see the performance and is impressed by Zoe's "pretty face" and her effort, but he feels she's too young to convincingly play an older woman and includes this honest, though somewhat critical, observation in his review.

When Zoe reads the newspaper review, she is furious and feels personally attacked by Mike's comments, particularly the "pretty face" remark, which she interprets as suggesting she's not a good actress. Determined to prove him wrong, she devises a plan for revenge.

Zoe discovers where Mike studies and learns he often goes to a specific café after his writing class. With the help of her friend Annie, Zoe disguises herself as an important magazine editor from "Yes! magazine." She approaches Mike at the café and, pretending to be this editor, offers him a seemingly prestigious assignment: an interview with a reclusive and notoriously difficult writer named Todd Marin, who despises gossip magazines.

Mike, eager for a big break, accepts the challenge. To Zoe's surprise, Mike manages to get the interview by being honest and straightforward with Todd Marin, promising to publish the interview in his aunt's local newspaper rather than the "gossip" magazine.

Impressed by Mike's integrity and his success in getting the interview, Zoe eventually reveals her true identity and the prank. The story often ends with a sense of mutual respect developing between Zoe and Mike, and perhaps a hint of a new friendship or even romance, as they both learn lessons about honesty, perception, and judging others.

The core of the story explores the conflict between personal feelings and professional honesty, and how appearances can be misleading.