Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, and Out of Sight Out of Time

Hello all! I have two things to discuss today.

I recently finished John Grisham's first attempt at a young adult novel: Theodore Boome: Kid Lawyer. I found it a refreshing change of pace from Nancy Drew. In fact, this book is sort of a Hardy Boys twist on Nancy Drew. I am probably confusing you, so allow me to elaborate:

This book, as the title implies, is about a kid lawyer. Now, Theo doesn't have a liscense or anything, but both his parents are lawyers and he dreams of being a trial lawyer or judge someday. Theo lives with his parents in a small town called Strattenbourg. It's very small, so you can imagine there aren't alot of exciting cases. But, when a murder trial comes along, Theo is super excited.

Every chance he gets he watches in the courtroom. He believes the defendent is guilty, but the defense lawyer is making a good case. Before Theo realises it, he finds himself in the middle of it. He discovers that a friend of his is the cousin of a witness that nobody knows about. And his testimony will prove to turn around the outcome of the trial. But.the witness is unwiling to testify, due to the fact he is an illegal immigrant.

The clock is ticking, and Theo doesn't know what to do. This is defnately not something that a thirteen year-old should have to deal with.

I found this book very captivating. It starts out a little slow, but not too slow. I find that the climax is a little TOO close to the end, though. I highly recommend it, and hope to soon pick up the sequel: Theodore Boone: The Abduction.

Now for our second topic: Out of Sight, Out of Time. This is the fifth installment in Ally Carter's hit series, the Gallagher Girls Series. It, unfortunately, doesn't come out until March 2012. It is very looked forward to, because it sounds like the most exciting of the series. You can read the full description here. A countdown widget is to the right of the page.

Until next time!