The Build-A-Bear Witness
The Build-A-Bear Witness is a novel in English; you can read chapter 1 free here on EditWrx Reads.
Your code
Keeps your place in the official app
- 1Install the official app — it’s free on iPhone and Android.
- 2Open it and enter 597452 when asked for a code. The Build-A-Bear Witness opens right where this site leaves off.
Story
The story
Daniel watches his home security camera and sees his own mother coaching his eight-year-old daughter Julie, a child with Down syndrome, to accuse him of touching her. The lie is meant to take his daughter, his reputation and his freedom. Instead of acting on impulse, he sews a voice recorder into the Build-A-Bear he bought her and spends weeks installing cameras in Julie's dollhouse, jewelry box and old tablet, gathering proof of the plot.
His mother brings Disney brochures for after the bad man goes away, rehearses Julie's tears, and rewards her with a new American Girl doll for keeping their secret. Each night Daniel stores the recordings and tucks his daughter in, knowing she cannot grasp what she is being used for.
In a packed courtroom, Julie takes the stand clutching the bear and delivers the coached accusation. Then his lawyer rises to submit eighteen days of video evidence that the child was coached to lie.
Opening excerpt
I watched on my security camera as my own mother coached my eight-year-old daughter—a child with Down syndrome—to commit perjury. The lie was designed to strip me of my daughter, my reputation, and my freedom.
The Build-A-Bear I bought her was laughing at me from the back seat, so I did the only thing I could: I sewed a voice recorder into its belly.
For three weeks, I became the world's greatest actor, installing tiny cameras everywhere, gathering irrefutable proof of their monstrous plot.
These are the opening lines of chapter 1. Keep reading →
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Can I read The Build-A-Bear Witness for free?
Yes — the first chapter of The Build-A-Bear Witness is free to read right here on EditWrx Reads, no sign-up needed. The rest of the story continues in the official app.
How many chapters are free here?
Chapter 1. Your place is saved on this device as you go, so you can stop and pick it up later tonight.
What happens after chapter 1?
Chapter 2 onward lives in the official app. Install it, enter the code 597452, and the story opens where this site leaves off.
What's The Build-A-Bear Witness about?
Daniel watches his home security camera and sees his own mother coaching his eight-year-old daughter Julie, a child with Down syndrome, to accuse him of touching her. The lie is meant to take his daughter, his reputation and his freedom. Instead of acting on impulse, he sews a voice recorder into the Build-A-Bear he bought her and spends weeks installing cameras in Julie's dollhouse, jewelry box and old tablet, gathering proof of the plot.
EditWrx Reads carries only the sample chapters and story details the publisher has cleared for preview. To read the whole book, use the official app.
Chapter 2 is in the official app
The free chapters on EditWrx Reads end at chapter 1. Install the official app and enter this code — it opens The Build-A-Bear Witness where you left off.