Theodore Boone

Name: Theodore Boone
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Author: Unknown Author
ISBN: 9780147510181

by Unknown Author

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288 pages2016Penguin Young Readers GroupISBN 9780147510181

Fiction Children's Mystery Adventure

About this book

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • In this gripping legal thriller for young readers, danger has a way of finding Theodore Boone—“a terrific character, an everyman kind of kid” (USA Today)! “Edge-of-your-seat drama, sophisticated plotting, and plenty of spunk.”—Chicago Sun-Times Theo Boone thought the danger had passed, but he’s about to face off against an old adversary: accused murderer and fugitive Pete Duffy. On a field trip to Washington, DC, Theo spots a familiar face on the Metro: Duffy, who jumped bail and was never seen again. Theo’s quick thinking helps bring Duffy back to Strattenburg to stand trial. But now that Duffy knows who he is, Theo is in greater danger than he’s ever been in before. Even when everything is on the line, Theodore Boone will stop at nothing to make sure a killer is brought to justice. Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone’s trials and triumphs will keep readers guessing until the very end. Don’t miss any of John Grisham’s acclaimed novels for young readers! Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer Theodore Boone: The Abduction Theodore Boone: The Accused Theodore Boone: The Activist Theodore Boone: The Fugitive Theodore Boone: The Scandal Theodore Boone: The Accomplice

Publication Details

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2016
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9780147510181
Language: en

About Unknown Author

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