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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone #1)

by John Grisham (Goodreads Author), Richard Thomas (Reading)

3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 · rating details · 8,362 ratings · 1,672 reviews

A perfect murder
A faceless witness
A lone courtroom champion knows the whole truth . . . and he’s only thirteen years old
Meet Theodore Boone In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk—and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a gre...more

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Published May 25th 2010 by Penguin Audio (first published January 1st 2010)

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Jul 03, 2011 Monique rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, fiction, mystery, thrillers, young-adult

This is John Grisham's first foray into the Young Adult (YA) genre, and, true to form, he was able to deliver another engaging legal thriller - this time with a 13-year-old boy as protagonist.

Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer is the story of Theo, only child of lawyer-parents, who himself dreams of becoming one day a trial lawyer, just like his parents. He may only be in middle school, but he knows practically more law than any other seasoned lawyer, and this is demonstrated by several of his peers com...more This is John Grisham's first foray into the Young Adult (YA) genre, and, true to form, he was able to deliver another engaging legal thriller - this time with a 13-year-old boy as protagonist.

Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer is the story of Theo, only child of lawyer-parents, who himself dreams of becoming one day a trial lawyer, just like his parents. He may only be in middle school, but he knows practically more law than any other seasoned lawyer, and this is demonstrated by several of his peers coming to him for "legal advice" for their (or their family's) various problems. In the novel, Theo becomes inadvertently involved in a sensational murder trial - the biggest yet in their small town of Strattenberg - and his participation becomes key in the conviction or acquittal of the accused.

Having read most of John Grisham's previous legal thriller books, I was easily able to recognize his handiwork - parts of the novel that are trademark Grisham, if you will. Although the book was tailored to suit the juvenile market, Grisham's wit, sarcasm, dry humor, and yes, even weird character names, are all present in this work. There was still the suspicious goon that always shadows and works for the bad guy/s, discreet evidence-gathering, less hardcore surveillance, and a trustworthy ally. Maybe, over the years, a certain formula has been adopted for all of Grisham's books, but for me, they work every time. This novel is no exception.

What I appreciated about this book was the fact that it could easily serve as an idiot's guide to the law - or at least, the basics. Through Theo and the other characters, certain legal procedures and doctrines were explained, in the very simplest of terms: the how and why of mortgages and foreclosures, the order of trial (at least in the United States, which utilize the jury system in criminal cases), even a little of immigration laws and drug possession cases. If you are not familiar with anything legal, and you read this book, I think you'll be able to pick up a thing or two about the law.

Thank you to ACE for my hardbound copy (from the April 10, 2011 Anniversary Meet-up)! ;) (less)

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Sep 28, 2010 Truly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cewek, sidang pembunuhan, saksi rahasia!
Belakangan hidup menjadi kian rumit bagi Theo

Pepatah yang menyebutkan buah tak jauh dari pohonnya, sangat cocok untuk sosok Theodore “ Teddy”Boone.

Hidup selama 13 tahun dengan seorang pengacara real estate, Woods Boone, sang ayah serta ibu seorang pengacara perceraian (selalu dari pihak istri), Marcella Boone, membuat Theo menjadi anak yang paling tahu seluk beluk hukum dibandingkan yang lainnya. Plus tambahan seorang paman yang juga pengacara. Teman-tema...more

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Jun 01, 2010 Lana Krumwiede added it · review of another edition

Shelves: mg-realistic-fiction

I was interested to see what John Grisham would do with a kids' book. I like the "legal world" setting--that's something new for kids. I like the dilemma that Grisham creates for his character.

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Oct 21, 2012 P.V. LeForge rated it 3 of 5 stars

I grew up reading juvenile series novels. Tom Swift Jr. was my favorite, although I also enjoyed many others: Rick Brandt, Vicki Barr, Peggy Allen. But the Swift Jr. books were tops: lots of adventure and real science at a time when science was really coming into its own. Then the Harry Potter series came along and turned the young adult novel topsy turvy. It revolutionized reading for young people but also spawned a ton of bad imitations.

So when I heard that the man who had virtually created th...more I grew up reading juvenile series novels. Tom Swift Jr. was my favorite, although I also enjoyed many others: Rick Brandt, Vicki Barr, Peggy Allen. But the Swift Jr. books were tops: lots of adventure and real science at a time when science was really coming into its own. Then the Harry Potter series came along and turned the young adult novel topsy turvy. It revolutionized reading for young people but also spawned a ton of bad imitations.

So when I heard that the man who had virtually created the modern courtroom drama was attempting a kid's novel, I was thrilled. I loved the idea of a boy who knew the law and could use it to help clear up odd mysteries that might arise in his neighborhood. And he does. But what is special about this series is that Teddy is to the world of the law as Tom Swift Jr. was to science and what Peggy Allen was to the theater. The book gives young (and, ahem, old) readers a background into the workings of our very complicated legal system, but without becoming overbearing.

Teddy's parents are both lawyers, and so he is steeped in legal conversation, but his parents are not the Johnny Cochrans or Marcia Clarks of the world, but more laid back and unassuming. His father's area is real estate law while his mother handles divorce cases, always acting for the woman. The three of them spend Sundays working at shelters, handing out meals and giving pro bono legal advice to the homeless and battered. A nice family. A much better and more modern family in fact than Tom Swift's or even Harry Potter's.

Well, Teddy is kind of a cool kid and his friends are cool, too. He solves one or two little mysteries for his friends and gets involved, although against his better judgement, with a sensational murder trial taking place in his town of Strattenburg. In addition, his best friendgirl is torn between two divorcing parents, wondering who the judge will order her to live with. Grisham's language is perfect for this type of novel, which is intelligent and exciting. But just when you think that the threads are being tied up in several mysteries--both large and small--Grisham does the unthinkable. The novel ends.

Instead of a stand-alone novel in a series, this book reads as a novel without an ending. A silent to-be-continued novel, as if Grisham--who needs no extra money--is forcing us to buy the next one in the series to find out whodunit. Grisham is not alone in doing this, but it is a trend in modern literature that distresses me.

The three stars I have assigned this book means I respect the effort and the writing, but not the novel as a whole. What might be a worthy successor or even modern replacement for Tom or Vicki or Peggy becomes an unsatisfying serial. Rowling did not make this mistake. If she had a young adult novel that ran 700 pages, she was going to release it as a 750-page novel, not as three 250-page ones. And those old Tom and Peggy and Vicki books, once hard to find, can be had now for only a few dollars on line. Some are even on Gutenberg for free. Get those. If you want to try Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, have the next one in the series close at hand.(less)

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Jun 17, 2010 Monica Edinger rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

While there may be kids who will enjoy reading this trial story I expected more from the reviews I'd read. I debated giving this a three because I do think Grisham did a reasonably good job helping kids better understand how trials work. But in the end I felt there wasn't enough action for this sort of book and an awful lot of telling versus showing. Teddy is a likable hero and maybe Grisham will do better by him in future books.

So, on to my problems.

First of all, Grisham needs to do a bit mor...more

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Jun 30, 2011 Ferina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, teens, mystery-thriller

Meskipun tidak setegang dan seseru novel John Grisham yang lain, novel Theodore Boone ini tetap enak untuk diikuti. Tetap ada bagian-bagian yang bikin penasaran, seperti tokoh Omar Cheepe yang misterius, yang tidak berkata-kata, tapi kehadirannya membuat Theo tidak nyaman.

Untuk tokoh Theo sendiri, rasanya adalah anak yang tahu ‘terlalu banyak’ dan untungnya bukan anak sok tahu. Dia juga gak pelit membantu teman-temannya, ikut kegiatan sosial dan sedang dalam masa ‘cinta monyet’. Minatnya hanya d...more

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Jun 06, 2010 Steph Bowe rated it 4 of 5 stars

I’m not sure what to say about this book except that it reads like a prologue. Nothing huge or earth-shattering really happened. We didn’t really get much of a conclusion. We got a whole lot of info about all of the characters, and a lot of plotlines were established that were not developed. It really is just an introduction to a series.

Something that’s surprising about this is that Theodore is thirteen, which is an odd age for what I believe is meant to be a YA novel (it seems more like the age...more

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Jun 05, 2010 Joann rated it 3 of 5 stars

I didn't want to like this book, but Grisham's first kid's book worked for me; lots of interesting legal bits, beleivable situations, humor, and a good tale. A few missteps--13 year old boy who isn't into girls, yet, are you kidding? And a 13 year old in 8th grade--wouldn't that be 7th grade? Cliff hanger endings on several secondary stories...felt like more to come for sure.

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Jul 28, 2011 Robert Starner added it · review of another edition

John Grisham's first novel for young adults has much to offer young readers as well as his adult fanbase. Theodore Boone is a 13 year-old only child and the offspring of two highly skilled attorneys. His mother is a divorce attorney and his father is a real estate attorney, but Theo seems most intrigued by criminal law. He has his own office in his parents' law offices, and is friends and acquaintances with judges, bailiffs, clerks and police. He offers sound advice to schoolfriends who come to...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Burt Gesner rated it 5 of 5 stars

Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer by John Grisham was a spectacular and exciting book written from a clever third person point of view. Along the way there were many unexpected twists and turns.

This book all started in the average sized town of Strattenburg, and the Boones a normal family with parents who were both lawyers and their kid Theo. Theo is an only child who like a lot of kids wants to follow in their parent’s footsteps. Theo since the day he was born wanted to be involved with law, and was v...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Kim Gragnani rated it 5 of 5 stars

Mystery fans are not to be messed with. We know what we want- clever murderers, edge of your seat action and a clever middle school-er with strategies unwilling to hide because of his age.

Once you start reading this book, you won't want to put it down. You will stay up at night wondering what will happen next. You will then be consumed in stages by the awful disease of Boone & Boone paranoia (fear they won't be able to put the murderer behind bars)

The first stage: You find yourself referenci...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Bethany rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s, childrens, young-adult, simply-fiction

This is a VERY entertaining step up from Encyclopedia Brown. I have never read anything by John Grisham before, and this is a book that will very likely plunge me into his writings. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes mysteries, the legal field, and realistic middle-school stories.

What I liked:
First of all, as I said, this is reminiscent of the Encyclopedia Brown mysteries. Theodore Boone is a middle-school lawyer who helps his friends and schoolfellows with legal disputes, and his gre...more This is a VERY entertaining step up from Encyclopedia Brown. I have never read anything by John Grisham before, and this is a book that will very likely plunge me into his writings. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes mysteries, the legal field, and realistic middle-school stories.

What I liked:
First of all, as I said, this is reminiscent of the Encyclopedia Brown mysteries. Theodore Boone is a middle-school lawyer who helps his friends and schoolfellows with legal disputes, and his greatest dream is to become either a lawyer or a judge. However, whereas Encyclopedia Brown got old for me after a while (there was sometimes inaccurate information, and I just outgrew the series), I can imagine coming back to the Theodore Boone books many times.

One thing that surprised me is that, contrary to all of my expectations, Theodore is not a stereotypical genius kid. He is the son of two lawyers, he loves law, and he clearly likes watching trials and talking with police officers and lawyers, but there is none of the normal middle-school know-it-all characterization that is usually present (i.e. Half-Moon Investigations). It is very realistically drawn and I actually liked the main character. Theodore is very likable and realistic, with believable conflicts.

Another great thing about the book is this: NO SWEARING. Profanity is one of my biggest pet peeves in literature, and to find a genuinely interesting book without any gushy romance or profanity is a breath of fresh air for me. Because of this, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and plan to recommend it to my younger siblings and to any middle-schoolers interested in this subject. The only thing that could be disturbing is that the story is centered around a murder, and this could prove problematic for the more sensitive children. However, aside from that, this is a gripping and clean book.

What I didn't like:
The only thing I didn't like about Theodore Boone is that there really isn't any resolution. (view spoiler) Aside from the unsatisfactory ending, however, this is something I highly enjoyed and would recommend to nearly everyone!(less)

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Mar 10, 2013 Susan Devy rated it 1 of 5 stars

Okay, and so please remind me again NOT TO BUY A BOOK BEFORE READING A REVIEW, because I always end up regretting reading a lousy book like this KID LAWYER by one of my favorite writer, John Grisham.

Dear Mr. Grisham,
somehow, I wonder what was you intention to write this novel ? did you want to follow other famous novelist who wrote great novels for kids ? or did you want to introduce about legal things to kids ?

I'm so sorry, but I think this novel is a big fail........

Meet Theodore Boone, 13yo,...more

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Jan 06, 2013 Brant Bolling rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Recommended to Brant by: My Grandmother

I read the book Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer. It was written by John Gresham. I think it was by far one of the best books I have ever read. I liked it because the author made it so you can actually visualize what was happening. I also liked how he used a lot of real life connections.
This book is about a boy and his parents are lawyers. When Theo grows up he wants to be a lawyer like his parents. Theo helps kids in his school fix their personal problems.There is this huge murder case in the city...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Charmaine Clancy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Filled with exposition, telling not showing and unbelievable character voices. I expected more from Grisham. Very boring narrative style, you feel distanced from the characters and actions, not that I could feel close to these phoney, one-dimensional cardboard cut-outs.

Now there may be some kids who have an interest in law and they would find the information provided interesting and the premise of the book has potential--there's the two stars (probably a bit generous). However the whole story is...more

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Dec 17, 2012 Lin Beifong rated it 3 of 5 stars

When my English teacher first recommended this book, I paid no mind to it, my mentality being that it was going to be well, frankly, boring. I finished my work early today and was searching through the library. This book caught my eye. I decided to, against my first impressions, check it out. I just finished it. Honestly, it was a good book... but not a great book. I liked how Grisham went into detail about law and its various terms. It's obvious that this sort of plot is his forte. I also rathe...more

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Nov 19, 2012 Dlora rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure-action, legal-thriller, youth

"Most kids dream of being a policeman or a fireman, or a great athlete or an actor. I've never seen one so taken with the idea of a lawyer," says Ike of his nephew Theodore Boone. I grew up wanting to be a teacher or a nurse. What did you want to be? I think John Grisham's middle school novel fills a niche to show kids another type of career not often considered at age 13. Grisham does a great job clearly defining and explaining law terminology so the reader, assuming it is my eleven-year-old gr...more

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Nov 18, 2012 Mark Ricketts rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was good but it was a little bit simple, this book is for audiences that are a little younger than the audiences for his other books.this book had a good story but it was really short and way to easy to read. Most Grisham novels are deeply layered and packed with unexpected twists and turns that keep the reader guessing and always wanting more but like I said this book was not very complex or layered and the plot was pretty straight forward. Also I didn't like the fact that it just cut...more

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Nov 13, 2012 David rated it 2 of 5 stars

First, I recognize that this book is a work of juvenile fiction designed for a juvenile market, of which I am far removed.

However, even with that understanding, this book could have offered the reader much more suspense with just a couple of simple plot tweaks. It is almost as if Grisham wanted to write something so saccharine sweet that little ones would dream of sugar plums.

The characterization was interesting. Theodore Boone wants to be a lawyer because he comes from a family of lawyers. He...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Kelsey Drake rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Oct 11, 2012 Daniel M rated it 5 of 5 stars

Name: Daniel McNamara Due Date: Friday, October 12th Period: 4th hour
Book Report #1

Book Title: Theodore Boone Kid lawyer # of pages:
Author: John Grisham Genre: Any fiction of your choice! See below.
(Circle one: realistic, historical, fantasy, mystery, sci fi, suspense, horror, )

Part A: Write a 1 page summary of the book you read. It must include the most important events/details only. Use correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization!

The book I have read is about a young thirteen-year-old...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Shreya Rao rated it 5 of 5 stars

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer By John Grisham

The book Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is a great book filled with unexpected plot twists, interesting characters, and facts about the law.
13-year-old Theo Boone is living in Strattenburg, a small city that is currently undergoing the Pete Duffy Murder Trial. Pete Duffy is a bankrupt millionaire who is charged with killing his wife Myra. Theo then becomes involved in the murder trial when Julio, the boy he tutors, tells him that his cousin Bobby saw Mr. Duf...more Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer By John Grisham

The book Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is a great book filled with unexpected plot twists, interesting characters, and facts about the law.
13-year-old Theo Boone is living in Strattenburg, a small city that is currently undergoing the Pete Duffy Murder Trial. Pete Duffy is a bankrupt millionaire who is charged with killing his wife Myra. Theo then becomes involved in the murder trial when Julio, the boy he tutors, tells him that his cousin Bobby saw Mr. Duffy go to his wife’s house at the time of the murder. Since Bobby is an illegal immigrant, he doesn’t want to turn himself in because he fears he will be sent back to El Salvador. Theo finally tells his Uncle Ike and Ike convinces Bobby to tell Judge Gantry about what he saw. Bobby is promised he won’t be sent back to El Salvador and the case ends in a mistrial because he becomes a witness at the last minute.
A few major themes throughout the story are sacrifice, the power of kids, and friendship. I think friendship is the most important theme because Theo says, “I’m your friend. I will not tell anyone what you said”(Grisham123). He kept that promise until it was necessary for him to tell someone. Uncle Ike is a very round character because he is described as having “Faded jeans, sandals, a T-shirt that advertised soda, and various beaded bracelets on his left wrist. His hair was long, wild, white, and gathered back in a ponytail” (50). Bobby, Julio’s cousin, is dynamic because at the beginning of the story he is scared of the cops and by the end “Bobby began breathing again”(243) when the cops came near him.
I really enjoyed this book because the author was able to make it relatable to kids even though the author normally writes adult novels. I also liked the book because the author was a lawyer and was able to make the book very realistic. I think the author’s purpose for writing this was so that he could experiment and see if he could write a legal story that children would like. John Grisham wrote this book very well and I would definitely recommend it to a friend.
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Jul 04, 2012 Teena in Toronto rated it 2 of 5 stars

I like John Grisham's books and have read a lot of them.

When I started reading this book, the writing seemed odd ... so I checked and discovered it's for young adults, ages 9 to 12. So I carried on with this in mind. I had read the Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden books when I was a kid.

The plot and the pace move fairly quickly. A lot of stuff is explained in detail in conversations like, for example, what a foreclosure is. As adults, we know what it is but kids might not. So topics are brought down...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Dian rated it 5 of 5 stars

John Grisham is genius. Tentu saja, karena dia berhasil menelurkan serial Theo Boone ini. Mm, apa hubungannya? Karena di dalam The Boone series ini kita bisa mengikuti cerita kriminal dari sudut pandang seorang bocah laki-laki :)
Tentu bukan bocah biasa, dan tidak jauh-jauh dari karakter "pengacara ambisius" ala Grisham. Dia meletakkan karakter ini di dalam kepribadian seorang Theodore Boone, atau lebih akrab disebut Theo Boone, anak tunggal dari dua pengacara kondang di kota kecilnya. Theo kecil...more

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Jul 03, 2012 Rebecca Rodriguez rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was really interested in reading this book because I love John Grisham books and because I'm a teacher. I was excited that he has begun writing books for kids. I really enjoyed this book. Theodore Boone is a thirteen year old boy whose parents are both lawyers. Theo would like to follow in their footsteps or become a judge. The book begins with the trial of the century, the murder of a prominent citizen's wife. Her husband is accused of the crime. Theo is a role model for his classmates. He ge...more

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Jun 25, 2012 EParkinson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

For John Grisham, Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer , is not quite what I imagined his first novel for young readers would be. Although an excellent attempt, Grisham lacks confidence in the knowledge and intelligence of young readers. He spends too much time explaining terms and details, as though he was talking to an eight year old, instead of his audience, children ages 12-14. He also lacks description that is gritty and suspenseful, which his audience could easily handle. Instead, Grisham focuses o...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Stephen Gallup rated it 3 of 5 stars

I wasn't aware that Grisham had also written YA fiction until my 12-year-old picked up this title in the library. She handed it off to me with the warning that it had "not a very satisfactory ending" (spoken in a tone of voice reminiscent of the twerp in Ice Age: The Meltdown.

I found it engaging. I wondered if the murder case would ever have gone to trial in a real court, given the lack of evidence--but I'm no lawyer. The setting is an idealized small town populated by (mostly) good people who k...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Alexa rated it 5 of 5 stars

I usually don't like anything but young adult fantasy, yet this is one of the rare occasions. I actually got this for my birthday, and it was wonderful. My father read it to me a chapter at a time and would never read more-it practically killed me.
Anyway, this is a bout a boy names Theodore Boone (obvious, I know)who aspires to be a judge at the age of thirteen and knows all the laws, all the lawyers of his town, the judges, the courts, the police officers, everything he could possibly know conc...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Daquane Brown added it

The book "Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer" is about Theodore Boone, a 13-year-old boy who lives with his parents, Marcella and Woods Boone. The two are both lawyers and Theodore is obsessed with law and cannot decide if he wants to be a lawyer or wants to be a judge. Theodore is friends with a girl she met in his school named April, April is having trouble in her family with her parents and is really depressed. April is going through a trial and does not want to live with neither of her parents. Theo...more

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May 29, 2012 Big Book Little Book rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Helen for Big Book Little Book

I have enjoyed many of John Grisham’s books and was interested to see how his writing would translate into a children’s book. I wasn’t disappointed.

As the blurb indicates Theo is a 13 year old who loves the law. His parents are both lawyers and he has learnt loads about the American judicial system and law. At school other students come to him for advice when they, or someone they know, are in trouble. Theo always seems to have the answer!

Theo is a likeable characte...more

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About John Grisham

"Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby—writing his first novel.

Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of...more "Long before his name became synonymous with the modern legal thriller, he was working 60-70 hours a week at a small Southaven, Mississippi law practice, squeezing in time before going to the office and during courtroom recesses to work on his hobby—writing his first novel.

Born on February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to a construction worker and a homemaker, John Grisham as a child dreamed of being a professional baseball player. Realizing he didn't have the right stuff for a pro career, he shifted gears and majored in accounting at Mississippi State University. After graduating from law school at Ole Miss in 1981, he went on to practice law for nearly a decade in Southaven, specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation. In 1983, he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until 1990.

One day at the DeSoto County courthouse, Grisham overheard the harrowing testimony of a twelve-year-old rape victim and was inspired to start a novel exploring what would have happened if the girl's father had murdered her assailants. Getting up at 5 a.m. every day to get in several hours of writing time before heading off to work, Grisham spent three years on A Time to Kill and finished it in 1987. Initially rejected by many publishers, it was eventually bought by Wynwood Press, who gave it a modest 5,000 copy printing and published it in June 1988.

That might have put an end to Grisham's hobby. However, he had already begun his next book, and it would quickly turn that hobby into a new full-time career—and spark one of publishing's greatest success stories. The day after Grisham completed A Time to Kill, he began work on another novel, the story of a hotshot young attorney lured to an apparently perfect law firm that was not what it appeared. When he sold the film rights to The Firm to Paramount Pictures for $600,000, Grisham suddenly became a hot property among publishers, and book rights were bought by Doubleday. Spending 47 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, The Firm became the bestselling novel of 1991.

The successes of The Pelican Brief, which hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list, and The Client, which debuted at number one, confirmed Grisham's reputation as the master of the legal thriller. Grisham's success even renewed interest in A Time to Kill, which was republished in hardcover by Doubleday and then in paperback by Dell. This time around, it was a bestseller.

Since first publishing A Time to Kill in 1988, Grisham has written one novel a year (his other books are The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Chamber, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, The Partner, The Street Lawyer, The Testament, The Brethren, A Painted House, Skipping Christmas, The Summons, The King of Torts, Bleachers, The Last Juror, and The Broker) and all of them have become international bestsellers. There are currently over 225 million John Grisham books in print worldwide, which have been translated into 29 languages. Nine of his novels have been turned into films (The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Chamber, A Painted House, The Runaway Jury, and Skipping Christmas), as was an original screenplay, The Gingerbread Man. The Innocent Man (October 2006) marks his first foray into non-fiction.

Grisham lives with his wife Renee and their two children Ty and Shea. The family splits their time between their Victorian home on a farm in Mississippi and a plantation near Charlottesville, VA.

Grisham took time off from writing for several months in 1996 to return, after a five-year hiatus, to the courtroom. He was honoring a commitment made before he had retired from the law to become a full-time writer: representing the family of a railroad brakeman killed when he was pinned between two cars. Preparing his case with the same passion and dedication as his books' protagonists, Grisham successfully argued his clients' case, earning them a jur(less)

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