Theodore Boone ( Theodore Boone) (Hardcover) by John Grisham

Theodore Boone is a very well-connected 13-year-old. With big dreams of an exciting career as a courtroom lawyer, Theo has gotten things started early: he knows most of the judges and many of the lawyers and police officers and folks who work in the courthouse in his small town of Strattenburg. But when a dangerous murderer goes to trial, Theo might be in over his head. As one of the most important witnesses in the case, a lot is riding on Theo and someone might want to keep him quiet. This fun middle-grade read is the first young-readers outing for bestselling legal thriller writer John Grisham.

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 great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom.

But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than expected. Because he knows so much?maybe too much?he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth.

The stakes are high, but Theo won't stop until justice is served.

Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer will keep readers guessing and pages turning.

John Grisham is the author of 21 novels, one work of non-fiction, and one collection of stories. His works are translated into 52 languages. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi.