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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
If you haven't read this, my review will make no sense. If you want a summary, read someone else's.
Um.... WHAT HAPPENED TO THEO!!???? Since when does he refuse to do something if something wrong happened? Theo, you just can't help getting into the middle of everything, ok? It. Is. Your. Job. As a kid lawyer. You're supposed to make sure rules are followed. Not stand by, do nothing, and try to make your best friend do nothing, too! Speaking of that, what happened to April? She didn't have anything to feel that guilty about. Theo was right, if she'd sent that letter she would just be all caught up in the whole mess. Also, about April, all she's supposed to care about is art. She's not the type of person who'd care if a high school girl wanted to hang out with her, but in the book (somewhere) it says something like that's it was the best thing they ever happened to her! And why did they give the teachers criminal charges in the first place? You could've had this book a lot shorter without that pretty unrealistic obstacle. And what's with the whole side story with Pete? Actually, that part was a good story. And, the whole sorting kids into different classes doesn't make sense either. Some random test shouldn't have to decide your high school classes! Oh yeah, and Ike. Like, since when does he even care about what people think of him? In one of the other books, it said he wears socks and sandals all the time. He is not supposed to care about people's opinions. Except for Theo, but he's the one he calls to get him out of jail! Like, really? Why is everyone so different??????
Really, when are we gonna find out what Ike did?????? Even if I didn't like this book as much, I want the series to keep going just to find out. Also, it'd be pretty cool if it went on until Theo became a lawyer or a judge, or at least until he finally made up his mind about being a lawyer or a judge.
On the other hand, if you're not comparing it to other Theo Boone books, it's a perfectly good book.
P.S. No offense to anyone who may be offended by this review.
Um.... WHAT HAPPENED TO THEO!!???? Since when does he refuse to do something if something wrong happened? Theo, you just can't help getting into the middle of everything, ok? It. Is. Your. Job. As a kid lawyer. You're supposed to make sure rules are followed. Not stand by, do nothing, and try to make your best friend do nothing, too! Speaking of that, what happened to April? She didn't have anything to feel that guilty about. Theo was right, if she'd sent that letter she would just be all caught up in the whole mess. Also, about April, all she's supposed to care about is art. She's not the type of person who'd care if a high school girl wanted to hang out with her, but in the book (somewhere) it says something like that's it was the best thing they ever happened to her! And why did they give the teachers criminal charges in the first place? You could've had this book a lot shorter without that pretty unrealistic obstacle. And what's with the whole side story with Pete? Actually, that part was a good story. And, the whole sorting kids into different classes doesn't make sense either. Some random test shouldn't have to decide your high school classes! Oh yeah, and Ike. Like, since when does he even care about what people think of him? In one of the other books, it said he wears socks and sandals all the time. He is not supposed to care about people's opinions. Except for Theo, but he's the one he calls to get him out of jail! Like, really? Why is everyone so different??????
Really, when are we gonna find out what Ike did?????? Even if I didn't like this book as much, I want the series to keep going just to find out. Also, it'd be pretty cool if it went on until Theo became a lawyer or a judge, or at least until he finally made up his mind about being a lawyer or a judge.
On the other hand, if you're not comparing it to other Theo Boone books, it's a perfectly good book.
P.S. No offense to anyone who may be offended by this review.
Theodore Boone hasn’t ever been my favourite character nor have I ever felt that this was the best John Grisham can do. However, I have to admit that this is the first book in this series that I actually enjoyed reading thoroughly.
Theodore Boone may be a whiz kid and have a number of connections in the judicial world, but even he cannot escape the standardized tests no matter how much he dislikes them. Not only does he have to take the tests, but these tests also determine if he can take honor classes in High school. After all the preparations and grueling testing sessions, when the results are out, Theo is surprised and heartbroken to find out that he hasn’t made the cut for honor classes. That is when he hears about the scandal involving cheating the standardized tests. Theo brings in his mother to help when fraud charges are made against those who were involved when he realizes that he cannot be just a bystander in this case.
Like all John Grisham novels, this too is a fast paced and engaging book. I finished reading this book in one sitting. What I liked about this book was the questions and issues raised and discussed in this book, particularly about the standardized testing system that rules the lives of the students. The storyline is narrated in such a manner that those who have never spared a moment to think about it will be forced to stop and take notice. I never knew about how the standardized test results affect the teachers in turn as well. As such I found this book educative in other ways rather than just the courtroom procedures. I found Theo to be a bit more likeable in this book and April plays a big part in it all.
This was, I feel, the best Theodore Boone book so far and could interest not only young adults but also adults as well.
Theodore Boone may be a whiz kid and have a number of connections in the judicial world, but even he cannot escape the standardized tests no matter how much he dislikes them. Not only does he have to take the tests, but these tests also determine if he can take honor classes in High school. After all the preparations and grueling testing sessions, when the results are out, Theo is surprised and heartbroken to find out that he hasn’t made the cut for honor classes. That is when he hears about the scandal involving cheating the standardized tests. Theo brings in his mother to help when fraud charges are made against those who were involved when he realizes that he cannot be just a bystander in this case.
Like all John Grisham novels, this too is a fast paced and engaging book. I finished reading this book in one sitting. What I liked about this book was the questions and issues raised and discussed in this book, particularly about the standardized testing system that rules the lives of the students. The storyline is narrated in such a manner that those who have never spared a moment to think about it will be forced to stop and take notice. I never knew about how the standardized test results affect the teachers in turn as well. As such I found this book educative in other ways rather than just the courtroom procedures. I found Theo to be a bit more likeable in this book and April plays a big part in it all.
This was, I feel, the best Theodore Boone book so far and could interest not only young adults but also adults as well.
I did not know this was a kid's book when I picked it up.
This book was okay. The writing were fine and the paced of plot felt rushed also the cover of book was okay but it was bit bland. The characters were flat and nedded to be flash out and the side characters were pretty forgettable.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
To finish out the Theodore Boone series, I chose this for my April 2018 Book of the Month. I've gone back and forth on these books in terms of stars, and I settled on four for this one just because it seemed a little random, and also a little unrealistic. I take standardized tests every year, and at least for the ones that you take on paper and fill in the bubbles, I don't think it would even be possible for teachers to change our scores. First, they are never provided an answer key, so there isn't a way to change them to the right answers, and second, the tests are given to the main office after we're finished taking them. April was also sort of annoying in this book- I can understand that she felt guilty about the letter, but, as Theo tried to remind her time and time again, an investigation was already pending and the teachers had done something wrong. And was she skipping school and thinking about running away those couple days because she just felt bad? Or did she think she was going to be caught and be in trouble? The reasoning that she would have been caught is ludicrous- she signed the letter anonymously and no one was even looking for the writer of the letter. But to continue, I still very much enjoyed this book. I've liked everything I've read by John Grisham a lot, and it has gotten me into the law a little bit more. I had a question, though, and was wondering if anyone else noticed- the first two times, and in April's initial letter that she writes, one of the teachers is called Ms. Kovak. For the rest of the book, however, she's referred to as Ms. Novak. I feel like this would be something the editors should have caught, but oh well. Still felt like this book was 3.5- 4 star quality.
I usually enjoy these books, but this one had too many side plots and the main plot concerned his parents more than Theo. The side plots were also mentioned and then not followed up on. This book was also more unbelievable than the others in the series. Will appeal to fans of this series, but would not recommend starting with this one.
This is my favorite Theodore Boone book to date. Working in the education field, this book really hits home - standardized testing, tracking students into Honors, regular, or remedial classes, teachers being accused of changing answers to yield higher scores. Theo and his friend April find themselves in the middle of all the action, with neither of them making the Honors program in their school district only to learn that there was cheating involved in the part of the teachers from another school. A gripping read, and one that young readers, fans of John Grisham, and educators will likely connect with...nobody likes those standardized tests. Awesome book!!