Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
First edition cover
Author	John Grisham
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Legal thriller, Young adult
Publisher	Hodder and Stoughton
Publication date	2010
Media type	Print
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 thriller 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]

The book centres on the murder of Myra Duffy. Her husband, Pete Duffy is on trial for murdering her as they had million dollar life insurances. Theo knows an illegal immigrant who knows the truth, but he is too scared to come forward in case of being arrested.

Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2011) is the second book in the series of Theodore Boone. It is written by John Grisham and is the second book that he has written for 8-13 year olds. The third book is called Theodore Boone: The Accused and went on sale on May 15, 2012. The fourth book "Theodore Boone: The Activist", came out May 21, 2013. The fifth book "Theodore Boone: The Fugitive", is now on the market as of May 12, 2015.

External links

UK site for Theodore Boone: Young Lawyer

References

↑ Memmott, C. Grisham's kid lawyer Theodore Boone approaches the bench usatoday.com Books 25 May 2010 retrieved 15 September 2010
↑ John Grisham: how Theodore Boone came into being telegraph.co.uk 22 June 2010 retrieved 15 September 2010

Works by John Grisham

Novels	A Time to Kill (1989) The Firm (1991) The Pelican Brief (1992) The Client (1993) The Chamber (1994) The Rainmaker (1995) The Runaway Jury (1996) The Partner (1997) The Street Lawyer (1998) The Testament (1999) The Brethren (2000) A Painted House (2001) Skipping Christmas (2001) The Summons (2002) The King of Torts (2003) Bleachers (2003) The Last Juror (2004) The Broker (2005) Playing for Pizza (2007) The Appeal (2008) The Associate (2009) The Confession (2010) The Litigators (2011) Calico Joe (2012) The Racketeer (2012) Sycamore Row (2013) Gray Mountain (2014) Rogue Lawyer (2015)

Short story collections	Ford County (2009)

Non-fiction	The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town (2006)

Theodore Boone series	Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (2010) Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2011) Theodore Boone: The Accused (2012) Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013) Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015) Theodore Boone: The Scandal (2016)

Screenplays	The Gingerbread Man (1998) Mickey (2004)

Film adaptations	The Firm (1993) The Pelican Brief (1993) The Client (1994) A Time to Kill (1996) The Chamber (1996) The Rainmaker (1997) The Gingerbread Man (1998) A Painted House (2003) Runaway Jury (2003) Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

Television adaptations	The Client (1995) The Firm (2012)

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