Teens Take It to Court: Young People Who Challenged the Law--And Changed Your Life

by Tom Jacobs and Thomas A. Jacobs

Book Overview

Because 15-year-old Gerry Gault fought for his rights, every teenager in the United States has specific rights when arrested and charged with a crime. Because 14-year-old Deborah Weisman challenged... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575421992
• ISBN13: 9781575421995
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

teens on trial review

Right off the bat I want to notify you that this is a book about law and trial. Now, the pros and cons of this book, one of the pros of this book is the fact that it was non-fiction. It didn't tell a fake story, it was all real. Something else positive about this book is that you learn something about the law each case. Some cons of the book are the number of pages. It is a short book. Another problem I had was the time spent writing about each case. I feel the author could have elaborated on the case more. For example, the author could have showed the evidence from the case and gave the defending argument, instead of only giving the prosecutions argument. Overall the good and bad, I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the law and non-fiction books that are short and to the point. So go out to the library and check out "Teens on Trial."

Great book for high school law teachers!

As a high school law teacher, I found this book a great resource for student discussions. The court cases are written in easy to understand "kid" language. Both sides are presented clearly and fairly. Additional related discussion questions are presented with each case as well as possible answers. My students found the court cases relevant and interesting. At the end of each section, additional court cases are listed to review. It's a great book for teenagers!