Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
 First edition cover | |
| Author | John Grisham |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Theodore Boone |
| Genre | Legal drama, Children's novel |
| Publisher | Dutton Children's Books |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 263 (Hardcover 1st edition) |
| ISBN | 978-1-4447-1448-7 (Hardcover 1st edition), ISBN 978-1-4447-1449-4 (Trade Paperback) |
| Followed by | Theodore Boone: The Abduction |
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, known as Theodore Boone: Young Lawyer in the UK, is a 2010 legal drama and the first novel by John Grisham for middle-grade children (8–13-year-olds).[1] It is the first in a series about Theodore Boone. Grisham jokingly said in an interview that he wanted to catch up with Harry Potter, since his number one place was taken in the bestsellers.[2]
Plot
[edit]Thirteen-year-old Theodore "Theo" Boone is the son of Woods Boone, a real estate lawyer, and Marcella Boone, a divorce lawyer, and cherishes an ambition to become either a judge or lawyer himself. At the beginning of the book, Theo's eighth grade Government class is following the big murder trial of Pete Duffy, accused of strangling his wife for her insurance money. The crime appears to have no witnesses or concrete evidence, though Theo comes to learn that an illegal immigrant, Bobby Escobar, saw Duffy outside his house at the time of the murder, acting suspicious and dropping the gloves he was wearing in the garbage. Gradually, Theo and Bobby's cousin, Julio Pena, are able to convince Bobby to come forward, file for documentation, and give his evidence, leading to a mistrial until a retrial can be held. Duffy's charges are refiled and Duffy remains free on bond, as he had been previously.
Sequels
[edit]John Grisham has written seven books in total in the Theodore Boone series, which were published between 2010 and 2019.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Memmott, C. (25 May 2010). "Grisham's kid lawyer Theodore Boone approaches the bench". USA Today. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "John Grisham: how Theodore Boone came into being". The Daily Telegraph. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
 | This article about a thriller novel of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |
 | This article about a children's novel of the 2010s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |