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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great young adult book! I was hoping that my 4th graders would be able to read it, but the legal terms and the murder mystery is a little above their heads. But it's still a good book. Great story, interesting character. Another good legal book, definitely written for younger readers, by John Grisham.
for a kid like me it was fun to know about law that's why i would have given 4 stars but the ending
so bored thats why i give 3 stars.
so bored thats why i give 3 stars.
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was okay. Not a favorite, but not bad. There were some semi-unresolved issues at the end, and although it is a series, it still irritated me. I thought that not enough time was spent explaining certain situations, and there were also some minor problems that Theo ran into that I found unnecessary. It wasn't great, but I think that 5th, 6th, and 7th graders would probably enjoy it.
Fun easy read about a kid who helps derail a murder trial.
This is a kids' book, it reads like a kids' book, and it has lessons like a book for youngsters. I'd recommend it for a 10- to12-year old in an instant, but it is not a kid/adult combo in the same way others (Harry Potter, Hunger Games, etc.) might be. It's a 21st century Hardy Boys.
Enjoyed this story of thirteen-year-old son of two lawyers who consults with teens his age (free, of course) and helps keep a murderer from going free.
My beef with this books is a big one though.
Grisham intimates that one of the characters, who is an illegal immigrant, will somehow be granted immunity by finding a sponsor here in the states.
WHY DO YOU THINK Obama's deferring of immigrants brought here as children illegally has struck a chord among so many? BECAUSE IT OFFERS A GLIMMER OF HOPE that they can come out of the shadows.
Grisham has done a disservice by implying that there is any type of hope for legal status for such children since 9/11. I think everyone in this country needs to come to grips with what a tough situation we have placed these young people in - even if his plot progression suffers.
My beef with this books is a big one though.
Grisham intimates that one of the characters, who is an illegal immigrant, will somehow be granted immunity by finding a sponsor here in the states.
WHY DO YOU THINK Obama's deferring of immigrants brought here as children illegally has struck a chord among so many? BECAUSE IT OFFERS A GLIMMER OF HOPE that they can come out of the shadows.
Grisham has done a disservice by implying that there is any type of hope for legal status for such children since 9/11. I think everyone in this country needs to come to grips with what a tough situation we have placed these young people in - even if his plot progression suffers.
I didn't realize this was a Young Adult book when I picked it up at an airport. That that its a bad thing, I do read YA but it took a few chapters to understand why the writing was different than the usual Grisham style.
The thing that kept this from being 4 stars was that a couple of the story lines were not tied up, in any way. I see now that there is a sequel out and I assume these story lines will transfer over to that book but I would have much rather had everything tied up in this book and the next book pick up with a new story line but the same characters.
The thing that kept this from being 4 stars was that a couple of the story lines were not tied up, in any way. I see now that there is a sequel out and I assume these story lines will transfer over to that book but I would have much rather had everything tied up in this book and the next book pick up with a new story line but the same characters.