I LOVED reading this book. I liked that it was not just a book with a story but you learned a lot from it as well. On a few pages throughout the book there were little bullet points of the side explaining the definition of things such as a jury or a judge in a court room. Another reason I loved this book is because of the pictures. The illustrator really portrayed what was happening in the story and I especially enjoyed when he made the classroom look like a court room. The main message of the story was to teach kids about the court system and what happened if you steal). ( )

3 - government; 5 - constitution, government, 3rd grade reading level; fits for mystery AND government; lots of great lang. (similes)