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A review by bkowalczik
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
3.0
Enjoyed this story of thirteen-year-old son of two lawyers who consults with teens his age (free, of course) and helps keep a murderer from going free.
My beef with this books is a big one though.
Grisham intimates that one of the characters, who is an illegal immigrant, will somehow be granted immunity by finding a sponsor here in the states.
WHY DO YOU THINK Obama's deferring of immigrants brought here as children illegally has struck a chord among so many? BECAUSE IT OFFERS A GLIMMER OF HOPE that they can come out of the shadows.
Grisham has done a disservice by implying that there is any type of hope for legal status for such children since 9/11. I think everyone in this country needs to come to grips with what a tough situation we have placed these young people in - even if his plot progression suffers.
My beef with this books is a big one though.
Grisham intimates that one of the characters, who is an illegal immigrant, will somehow be granted immunity by finding a sponsor here in the states.
WHY DO YOU THINK Obama's deferring of immigrants brought here as children illegally has struck a chord among so many? BECAUSE IT OFFERS A GLIMMER OF HOPE that they can come out of the shadows.
Grisham has done a disservice by implying that there is any type of hope for legal status for such children since 9/11. I think everyone in this country needs to come to grips with what a tough situation we have placed these young people in - even if his plot progression suffers.