Theodore Boone, young lawyer, has had a lot to deal with in his thirteen years, everything from kidnapping to murder. But he’s come through it all and, with the law on his side, justice has always prevailed.
Sometimes, though, the law doesn’t seem so just. His friend Hardie Quinn is about to have his family home bulldozed to make way for a bypass. Hardie is not the only one affected: other homes, businesses and schools lie in the path of the road. Theo has to tell his friend the bad news: for once, the law isn’t on his side, and there’s very little anyone can do to end the destruction.
Theo joins the campaign to stop the road. But when he stumbles on a terrible secret about the corrupt men behind the plan – a secret it is illegal for him to know – Theo must figure out how to keep the developers from breaking the law . . . without breaking it himself.
This smartly written story is getting interesting when Theo and his friend are involved in preventing the unnecessary construction of a bypass in Strattenburg. Theo dealt with few situations that need him to learn controlling his teenager emotion such as suspended as a patrol leader in his boy scout team and almost losing his dog, Judge when they fight with the intruder of his friend’s land.
The publisher categorized this book in the Middle-Grade Children Mystery & Detective Books (8-12 years old). Children can learn a few good things in this book, such as:
1. Saving the environment and learn to observe your living area, is there any area you want to protect?
2. How to use social media to help others or any organization or supporting a cause?
Theo and his friend recorded many videos showing the impact of building a bypass near a school and those vided viral on YouTube and getting the attention of people in Strattenburg until most of them object to the construction.
Happy reading!