This is a French reading comprehension of a 400 words article (un fait divers) with comprehension questions. It includes an exercise on past tense (passé composé) to practice regular and irregular verbs with avoir. Correction is included. It matches the criteria of the MYP Language Acquisition program Phase 2 (Criteria B strand 1, Criteria D strand 2), but can be used for any other program for lessons/unit revolving around news and articles to practice past tense and vocabulary of news. The text is about the theft of French dictionnaries in a school, light tone, adapted to 10-15 year old students.