Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer

By John Grisham

Categories: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction

Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (2010) is John Grisham's first novel for middle-grade readers and the start of a series. Theo Boone, 13, is the son of two lawyers and dreams of becoming a lawyer or a judge himself. When his town's biggest murder trial opens, with Peter Duffy accused of strangling his wife, Theo follows every move. Then he learns of an undocumented immigrant who may have seen something crucial but is afraid to come forward, and Theo must decide what to do.

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