Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer [Paperback]

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer [Paperback]

Product Details

Reading level: Ages 8 and up
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Puffin; Reprint edition (May 3, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 014241722X
ISBN-13: 978-0142417225
Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

By : John Grisham
Price : $7.99

Customer Reviews

I have worked in a middle school library for 19 years and I think this book would be a hard sell. There is not enough action and at times it felt like a lecture on law. The ending was flat. Grisham should read the competition for this age group. The late Robert Parker (Chasing The Bear, The Boxer and the Spy and The Edenville Owls)did a great job on his three titles for YA readers - great for reluctant male readers. Andy McNab - Traitor, Robert Muchamore - The Recruit, Anthony Horowitz - Gatekeepers Series, Jack Higgins - Surefire and David Gilman - Devil's Breath, know how to take the kids to an intensity in a storyline that rivals video games. Do some summer reading Mr. Grisham.

I bought this book for my 14-year-old as a summer reading book. I did read it first so I could know what he was talking about while giving me his daily chapter summery. I very much enjoyed it!
I wouldn't recommend it for a non-avid reader less than about 10 years old, though. It is very well written, but it is not childishly written, if you know what I mean. This is no Magic Treehouse book. I reads exactly like any other John Grisham novel, except is is clearly geared for middle school aged kids.
That being said, my 14-year old has already read the first 2 chapters and is getting sucked into it despite his every intention to hate any book that isn't a graphic novel.