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Daddy I Wanna Be a Lawyer.


Daddy I Wanna wan·na  
Informal
1. Contraction of want to: You wanna go now?

2. Contraction of want a: You wanna slice of pie? 
 Be A Lawyer

Larry Goldfarb

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In Daddy I Wanna Be A Lawyer: And Makes Lots Of Money is witty satire on the usual career descriptive books about being a lawyer which is the usual fare for children. Author Larry Goldfarb offers a poem style text laced with barbed barbed  
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1. Having barbs.

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 wit and enhanced with simple illustrations as the yearnings of ten-year-old Rodney wanting to become a trial lawyer like his father and abuse the judicial system for personal profit are laid bare for all to see. Pointedly funny from first page to last, Daddy I Wanna Be A Lawyer is especially recommended reading for anyone who has ever dreamed of being a lawyer--or has a kid who does.
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Publication:Children's Bookwatch
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Date:Dec 1, 2004
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