Class Action by Steven B. FrankMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Sam Warren is a sixth grader who is fed up with homework. He has no time left in his day to play piano or build a tree fort with his Dad. Sadie, Sam’s sister who is a senior in high school, has an even greater mountain of homework every night...it's so much that she's up all night drinking pots of strong coffee to get through it all. It's time to take a stand. Fortunately for Sam, his cantankerous neighbor, Mr. Kalman, is a retired attorney. Sam and Sadie convince Mr. Kalman to help him bring a class action lawsuit against the Los Angeles Public School System.
This book would be a perfect read-aloud for a classroom that is focusing on opinion writing. The story teachers middle grade readers all about the workings of the Supreme Court and our Chief Justices. This story is a great way to show kids that activism can effect change. Give this book to any fifth grade reader-up who is interested in justice and the law. There is even a glossary of legal terms. Other books to recommend that are similar in subject matter and tone would include the Theodore Boone series by John Grisham; Frindle by Andrew Clements and Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise.
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