Weeks pass before Melody finally gets her big break when senior partner at Lazlo, Marshdon and Brown assigns her first real case. Melody’s relationship with her best friend, Jewel, becomes strained as her friendship with another associate, Maggie, advances and she develops romantic feelings for her boss’ son, Eric. Her feelings for Eric deepen, her relationship with Jewel sours, the key medical record in her case is lost, and Melody feels her life is crumbling.
After working the entire weekend before trial, Melody finds the record, but before she can celebrate, the record thief catches her. Jewel attempts to free Melody but she is caught and the friends are tied to an office chair, driven out to the middle of nowhere, and left alone. Will they be able to save the case – or themselves?
Targeted Age Group:: 10-16
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
I was inspired by my work as a paralegal at a law firm. The story basically answers the question of how an attorney who happened to be a genius and 16 would cope with essentially being an adult so early. I thought it might give readers, teens who might be anxious to grow up, a glimpse into what it would be like to work in a law firm and be a lawyer, too, in an entertaining way.
How Did You Come up With Your Characters?
I started working at a law firm when I was 27 as a paralegal, but in many ways I felt like I was still 16 so I relate to Melody. The other characters are composites of different people I’ve met.
About the Author:
Jodie Toohey is the author of four books, two poetry collections – Crush and Other Love Poems for Girls (2008) and Other Side of Crazy (918studio, 2013) – as well as two novels, Missing Emily: Croatian Life Letters (2012) and Melody Madson – May It Please the Court? (2014). When she is not writing fiction or poetry, Jodie helps people say what they want to say through her professional writing and editing business, Wordsy Woman Word Sales and Service.
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