Name: Elizabeth Webster and the Court of Uncommon Pleas
ISBN: 9781368065207

William Lashner

When popular Henry Harrison asks twelve-year-old Elizabeth to help dispel a ghost that speaks her name, she calls on her estranged father and learns he is an attorney for the damned.

Elizabeth Webster and the Court of Uncommon Pleas

Paige Green

Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Author: William Lashner

Book Series: Standalone at the moment 

Rating: 5/5

Publication Date: October 15, 2019

Recommended Age: 10+ (some violence, some scary moments)

Genre: MG Fantasy

Publisher: Disney Press

Synopsis: Welcome to Elizabeth Webster's world, where the common laws of middle school torment her days . . . and the uncommon laws of an even weirder realm govern her nights.

Elizabeth Webster is happy to stay under the radar (and under her bangs) until middle school is dead and gone. But when star swimmer Henry Harrison asks Elizabeth to tutor him in math, it's not linear equations Henry really needs help with-it's a flower-scented, poodle-skirt-wearing, head-tossing ghost who's calling out Elizabeth's name.

But why Elizabeth? Could it have something to do with her missing lawyer father? Maybe. Probably. If only she could find him. In her search, Elizabeth discovers more than she is looking for: a grandfather she never knew, a startling legacy, and the secret family law firm, Webster & Son, Attorneys for the Damned.


Elizabeth and her friends soon land in court, where demons and ghosts take the witness stand and a red-eyed judge with a ratty white wig hands out sentences like sandwiches. Will Elizabeth's father arrive in time to save Henry Harrison-and is Henry the one who really needs saving?


Review: Oh my goodness I loved this book! I loved how intelligent it was, but how it simplified things for younger children. Not saying that children are dumb, but this book does have some legal terms and math terms and it was great to see how they can be incorporated into a MG book and how it can teach kids early on these terms. The book is interesting from beginning to end and the characters are wonderful and well developed.

My only complaint is that the pacing was slow in places but it quickly picked up in a lot more. The ending feels a bit rushed as well to me.

Verdict: A wonderful book! Highly recommend!

Elizabeth Webster and the Court of Uncommon Pleas

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