Ten-year-old Tonya Hailey is attacked and raped by two local men. Carl Lee, Tonya's father, shoots them. Now only his lawyer and friend, Jake Brigance, stands between him and the electric chair. Is there a legal defense for Carl Lee's actions?
A Time to Kill (Penguin Readers, Level 5)
โ Scribed by John Grisham
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 89
- Edition
- 1st
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
When a black man, Carl Lee Hailey, shoots the two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, the town of Clanton, Mississippi is filled with anger and violence from all sides. A dangerous case for young defence lawyer Jake Brigance, but he'll do anything to defend not only his client and case but also his own life ...Another tense and thrilling plot from this natural storyteller. Recently filmed, A Time to Kill stars Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConnaughey.
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