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So You Want To Be A Lawyer: A Kids' Guide to Law, Courtrooms, Justice, and the Sharp-Minded Advocates Who Fight for Fairness and Protect People's Righ

So You Want To Be A Lawyer: A Kids' Guide to Law, Courtrooms, Justice, and the Sharp-Minded Advocates Who Fight for Fairness and Protect People's Righ - Hardcover

by Linda Soules
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Availability:In StockContributor:Linda SoulesSeries:So You Want to Be A...Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:6/25/2026Pages:40
Languages:EnglishPublisher:So You Want to Be...BooksISBN-13:9798951756084UPC:9798951756084Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Careers, Law & Crime, Biography & AutobiographySize:10.00 x 8.00 x 0.25 inchesWeight:0.368Product ID:SCBCKPDN0G

WINNER of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award

From the So You Want To Be A... Series - 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner

Most kids think being a lawyer means shouting in a courtroom. The truth is quieter, stranger, and far more powerful - and it just might describe your child.

So You Want To Be A Lawyer pulls back the curtain on one of the world's oldest professions and shows young readers what lawyers really do - not the version from TV, but the real work of reading closely, choosing exact words, and standing up for people who can't stand up for themselves.

Written for curious readers ages 10-14 (and a wonderful read-aloud for younger kids), this beautifully illustrated guide treats children as intellectual equals. It's honest about the hard parts and generous about the rewards - and it carries a message too few kids ever hear: you don't have to be the loudest person in the room to do important work.

Inside, young readers will:

  • Step hour-by-hour through a real "day in the life" of a working lawyer
  • Meet four lawyers who changed history - Thurgood Marshall, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bryan Stevenson, and Constance Baker Motley
  • Discover true facts they'll race to repeat: the court that ruled a tomato is a vegetable, the medieval trials that put pigs and rats on the stand, and the Supreme Court's secret basketball court, nicknamed "the Highest Court in the Land"
  • Learn what it actually takes to get there - and simple ways to start preparing today

For the kid who loves a good argument, notices the details everyone else misses, or quietly insists on what's fair - this one's for them.

They'll also confront the harder parts of the job: the long hours, the cases that don't end the way anyone hoped, and the responsibility of being the one person standing between a client and a system far larger than they are.

This book introduces young readers to the people who choose that work - and asks whether the careful reasoning, steady courage, and stubborn sense of fairness it requires might already live in them.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:So You Want to Be...BooksISBN-13:9798951756084UPC:9798951756084Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Careers, Law & Crime, Biography & AutobiographySize:10.00 x 8.00 x 0.25 inchesWeight:0.368Product ID:SCBCKPDN0G
Soules, Linda: - "Linda Soules is the author and creator of the So You Want To Be A... series, a growing collection of career-exploration books for readers ages 8-14. The series covers everything from astronauts and marine biologists to magicians, stunt performers, and roller coaster designers. Her philosophy is straightforward: never talk down to kids. Young readers are smarter, more curious, and more capable than the publishing world often gives them credit for, and they deserve books that respect their intelligence while genuinely sparking their enthusiasm. Each title is written to pull back the curtain on a real career - its joys, its challenges, the path to get there - and to leave readers with the sense that the world is wider, more interesting, and more reachable than they imagined. Before turning to children's publishing, Linda spent twenty-five years in law and finance, advising hedge funds and sophisticated financial institutions on complex regulatory matters - a career that taught her precision, discipline, and how to translate intricate subjects into language anyone can use. She brings that same clarity and care to every book she writes, paired with a deep belief that curiosity is the engine of a meaningful life. Linda lives in Seattle with her husband and two children, where the steady rhythm of family life, the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, and the questions her own kids ask every day continue to fuel her work. Additional information can be found on her website at http: //lindasoules.com."
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