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Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer
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Theodore Boone: Book 1

Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer (2010) (edit title/settings)

by John Grisham (Author) (edit contributors)

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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... read more

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Theodore "Theo" Boone was an only child. Both of his parents were lawyers, so he spent a lot of time in a courthouse and loved to watch cases. He was always giving legal advice to kids in his school. There was a big trial about Pete Duffy murdering his wife. Everyone felt like Mr Duffy... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Theodore "Theo" Boone was an only child. Both of his parents were lawyers, so he spent a lot of time in a courthouse and loved to watch cases. He was always giving legal advice to kids in his school. There was a big trial about Pete Duffy murdering his wife. Everyone felt like Mr Duffy was guilty, but they couldn't prove it with the evidence they had. Theo and his class went to the first day of the trial and they sat in the balcony. After that day, one of the boys he helped tutor in math came to him and told him that his cousin thought he had seen the murderer entering and leaving the Duffy's house, but he was too scared to tell anyone. He was an illegal alien and did not speak any English.

Theo promised not to tell anyone about what Julio's cousin, Bobby, saw, so Julio interpreted the story for Bobby. Bobby worked at the Country Club where the Duffy's lived. He was on lunch break in his special spot in the woods eating his sandwich when he saw a man ride up onto the porch in a golf cart. The man got out and put on his golf gloves and went inside the house through the backdoor. The man came out and drove back toward the clubhouse. Later that day, Bobby found some golf gloves in the trashcan at the clubhouse. He took them, but it didn't bother him until he read about the murder. Then he thought the gloves might have belonged to the person that killed Mrs. Duffy

The trial was getting close to ending and it looked like Mr. Duffy was going to be set free. So, Theo had to tell his parents about the information he knew, so they could tell the judge before it was too late. They met with Bobby and Theo and they told him not to worry. If Bobby helped with the case, they would help him get his legal papers so he could stay in the United States with his family. They got to the judge at the very end of the trial and told him about the evidence they had. The judge declared a mistrial, so they would start the trial all over again with new information.

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  • Theodore "Theo" Boone: A boy who knows more about the law than some lawyers, who spends most of his time in a courthouse by choice. The main character of the story.
  • Marcella Boone: Theo's mom, a feminist divorce lawyer.
  • Woods Boone: dad of Theodore Boone who is a lawyer along with his wife. He is very disorganized and his desk is always messy.
  • Ike Boone: A retired lawyer with little contact with the other Boones.... until now.
  • Julio Pena: Theo helps at the shelter with homework and comes up with some information.
  • Roberto "Bobby" Escobar: Julio's cousin.
  • Peter "Pete" Duffy: The suspected criminal in the big case
  • Mr. Mount: Theo's Government and homeroom teacher.
  • Jack Hogan: District Attorney presenting case against Peter Duffy
  • Henry Gantry: The criminal judge. He is well respected and takes a particular interest in involving the community as part of building a legitimate judicial system.
  • April Finnemore: Theo's closest friend and confidante. Her parents are undergoing a divorce and battling in the Family Court. Theo gives her lots of advice on how to handle the proceedings into which she is being thrown.
  • Myra Duffy: The victim in the murder case
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  • “There was something missing in the case, and based on what had already been said in court, Theo suspected that the mystery might never be solved.”
  • “They had wanted more children, but nature didn't cooperate. And, at times, they had to admit that Theo was more than enough.”

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First Sentence edit see section history

Theodore Boone was an only child and for that reason usually had breakfast alone.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 4 in Theodore Boone. (standard series)

Followed by The Abduction.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. John Grisham (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton
Country: United States
Publication Date: June 2010
ISBN: 978-0525423843
Page Count: 272

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

The book explains some concepts of law in a clear manner which can be understood by anyone. Since these explanations blend into the general story, its easier for children to pick up the concepts of law as part of the story and not get bored by them. There are some terms of baseball and golf thrown in here and there which might need to be explained to children.

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