Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer -

John Grisham

Dutton Children's Books

2010

263 páginas

8h 46m

ISBN-13: 9780525423843

Português Brasileiro

While the ending may be anticlimactic, Grisham brings to his crossover bid the lapidary prose and frank insider's view of this country's legal system that makes his adult best sellers so absorbing. Only 13 but already so much a lawyer in his own mind that he keeps an "office" at home and dispenses legal advice to classmates and even adults, Theo finds himself in over his head when he's told in strict confidence that there's an eyewitness to a high-profile local murder whose perp is about to walk due to lack of evidence. That witness is an illegal immigrant, and so is understandably afraid of coming forward. What to do? Grisham injects occasional side remarks into the narrative (students in Theo's school are gender-separated "according to a new policy adopted by the smart people in charge of educating all the children in town,") and he embroiders Theo's dilemma with intriguing public and behind-the-scenes looks at courts, lawyers, and the realities of the judicial process. He also sets up the plot to move in ominous directions in future episodes—which partly, at least, compensates for leaving the murder trial unresolved at the end of this one.

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5 (Perfeito)

Gostei bastante

Achei bem dinâmico e gostei de ver um menino tão inteligente e interessado em direito.

Pra ser uma obra infanto-juvenil está muito bom. A leitura é gostosa, rápida e fluente.