Amanda Zieba Learning with the Word Nerd | Middle Grade Kid Lawyer Legal Thriller || First Chapter Friday || First Book in a Series @AmandaZiebatheWordNerd | Uploaded October 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Each Friday I share the first chapter of a book perfect for middle school readers. Today I’m going to be reading aloud from Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer, the first kid’s book from legal thrill-master, John Grisham. It’s the first in a series of 7.

Make sure you hang around for the whole video so you catch the mystery quote that appears on screen one word at a time. As you listen, play along by writing it down. Then, at the end of the video, see if you’re right!

Book Blurb: The thrilling young mystery series from internationally bestselling author John Grisham! In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk—and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than expected. Because he knows so much—maybe too much—he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won’t stop until justice is served.

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Get your copy of Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer at your school library, local indie bookstore or here → amzn.to/3VoY19f Grab the full series here → amzn.to/3RYNfnh

Listen to a short interview (3 min) with the author about this book here: youtube.com/watch?v=bwAH2vG0SDM

Take a look at all of the other First Chapter Friday videos in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09CnU...

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** The videos in this First Chapter Friday Playlist were created in the spirit of: helping teachers and students find high quality and engaging books to read, promoting amazing authors and great books, and celebrating stories

Each video in this playlist features a book chosen by Amanda Zieba based on its literary merit, thematic/curriculum connection, or simply because she loves it and thinks you will too. All commentary and facts shared about the book and author were also researched/gathered by Amanda. Books were purchased by Amanda from Birdy’s Bookstore, Barnes and Noble or Amazon, unless otherwise stated. These videos are recorded and edited from Amanda’s home office in Wisconsin, USA. **

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