BOOK REVIEW-
Year Of Publication - 2010
Like Carl Hiassen, Francine Prose and Susan Straight before him, John Grisham is paying attention to the younger set. His new legal thriller, "Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer," is targeted at readers between 9 and 12, the age group otherwise known as tweens.
The main character of this novel, 13-year-old Boone, is slightly older than that, but as a bicycle-riding junior high schooler, he is definitely still a kid. Certainly, he's far from law school, let alone the bar exam, so what's with that title anyway?
Well, like the writer who created him, Boone has an unusual fascination with the legal system. The only child of two busy lawyers — one a divorce attorney, the other specializing in real estate — he has a dog named Judge and spends his free time at the local courthouse.
His interest in the law is so well known that classmates seek him out for legal advice and judges make special accommodations to speak with him. Boone even scores prime seats at the local murder trial in which a husband stands accused of killing his wife.
This, of course, is classic Grisham, if a little watered down. The author, who exploded into the marketplace with 1989's intricately murderous "A Time to Kill," has since published 23 books, many of which center around the characters and complications of the legal world.
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