AUTHOR CARON PESCATORE
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Author Caron Pescatore is a wife, mother, registered nurse, lawyer, and children’s book author. She is the creator of the middle-grade series A Kids’ Court Whodunit, about a group of children who start a neighborhood court, solve mysteries, and mete out justice to their contemporaries.
Pescatore rediscovered her love of children’s books and storytelling when she read to her children, and she began creating short stories to share with them. A casual comment made by her husband—“you should write a book about a kid lawyer”—inspired her to write her first book, The Doll Dilemma.
Since then, Pescatore has written seven books in the Kids’ Court Whodunit series, three published, a fourth coming this August, and other releases planned over the next several months. She has also written two books in a spin-off chapter book series, featuring a secondary character from A Kids’ Court Whodunit. The first book in that series, The Lost Locket, is free through her website.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY
AUTHOR CARON PESCATORE
I am British by birth, born to Jamaican parents. When I was five, my parents moved the family back to the island, where we lived until I was almost seventeen. Growing up in Jamaica was a unique and wonderful experience. My two younger brothers and I spent our days roaming around our neighborhood, hanging out with friends, and reading—at least, I read.
All my life, my number one pastime has been reading! I was the kid who would spend most of the summer indoors reading books and going to the library several times daily, as we could only borrow one book at a time, and I would read two or three a day!
Also, I loved to write and tell stories and spent hours entertaining my family and friends with many tales. I was that kid in school who would say “ONLY 500 words?!” whenever a teacher assigned a writing assignment, limiting the word count. LOL.
My father died when I was ten, and a few years later, my mother moved us to the United States. To say I experienced culture shock would be an understatement. Ha-ha.
But I soon assimilated into my new home environment. At first, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study at school, so I drifted into nursing. I practiced the profession for several years before going back to school to study law.
One of my biggest passions is helping people, and both occupations satisfied that urge—first as an R.N., then as a public defender, working for Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office. Even though I write children’s books now, I still enjoy helping people and hope that through my books, I can help children discover a love of reading and learning—and maybe even spark an interest in a legal career.
AUTHOR CARON PESCATORE
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THE DOLL DILEMMA: (A Kid’s Court Whodunit #1)
A doll destroyed. A boy accused. A girl determined to prove his innocence.
Eleven-year-old Luana Porcello dreams of following in her parents’ lawyerly footsteps. So when her pal’s twin accuses him of destroying her beloved doll, the aspiring attorney organizes her friends into a kids’ court to get to the bottom of who did the dirty deed.
Set on vindicating her client, Luana quickly realizes raising reasonable doubt is not as easy as it seems. And with a stuck-up teenaged judge, a bailiff more about the badge than duty, and a relentless prosecutor insisting on doing things just like on T.V., the junior legal eagle fears her first case may end up with a wrongful conviction.
Can Luana make the truth come out before the gavel comes down on a miscarriage of justice?
The Doll Dilemma is a lighthearted middle-grade mystery book that teaches kids about the American court system using real law terms and rules. If you or your children like spunky girls, clever clues, and plenty of humor, then you’ll love Caron Pescatore’s rib-tickling trial.
A go-kart accident. Besties at odds. Can she get to the truth before a friendship is destroyed?
Luana Porcello is flying high after winning her first case in kids’ court. But when she overhears her neighbor shouting about the destruction of his go-kart, the eleven-year-old peacemaker can’t ignore it. Eager to help the arguing boys, the aspiring attorney suggests a trial.
With the boys’ relationship on a collision course, Luana gets to work. Although he was the driver, Luana is convinced her client didn’t cause the accident.
But if she wants to persuade the court he’s not guilty, she’ll have to do some fancy maneuvering.
Can she uncover the truth, or will the boys’ friendship crash and burn?
A missing goody bag. A new girl accused. Can one junior lawyer uncover the truth before the newcomer is shunned?
Luana loves justice almost as much as cake. So spending the day with friends at a birthday party is the perfect way to have a blast. But she’s suddenly forced to put on her lawyer hat when a cry of alarm is raised over a missing goody bag.
With the new girl pegged as the thief and sued in Kids’ Court, Luana comes to her defense. But wrapping the case up with a bow doesn’t come as easily as she hoped…
Can she uncover the truth before her client is doomed to remain an outsider?
Missing cookies. A boy with a notorious sweet tooth. Can the junior lawyer uncover the truth before his sister turns him into a cream puff?
Luana Porcello loves cookies just as much as lawyering. So when she’s tasked with defending a boy accused of cookie theft, she thinks it’s a winning combination. It’s her fourth case, so Luana is confident representing this boy will be a piece of cake.
But as she dives into the mix, the mountain of evidence against her client gives Luana food for thought. And she wonders, will the truth vindicate him, or is this case a recipe for disaster?
CHARACTERS
LUANA
Eleven-year-old Luana is a peacemaker who dislikes discord and hates when her friends are at odds. The daughter of two attorneys, Luana dreams of following in her parents’ footsteps and becoming a lawyer when she grows up. In the Kids’ Court, she assumes the role of the defense attorney, representing kids accused of wrongdoing. Luana’s name is a combination of my children’s Lucian and Hannah.
The following quote inspired Luana to create the Kids’ Court and is something Luana learned from her father.
“The best way to find the truth is to go to court.”
PHOEBE CHEN
Phoebe Chen, a tiny girl with a fiery, no-nonsense personality, is Luana’s best friend. Phoebe loves puzzles and word games and aspires to solve mysteries like Nancy Drew. Phoebe is a private investigator in the Kids’ Court and helps Luana represent the defendant—the accused person.
* artwork provided by the author*