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Theodore Boone: The Activist
Theodore Boone (Related to this series)
- Author
- John Grisham
- Narrator
- Richard Thomas
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 23 May 2013
- Run Time
- 5 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Now thirteen-year-old Theo - the schoolboy lawyer destined for the courtroom - must stand up for his city and stop them. But soon the fight turns nasty, and Theo and his friends face a giant battle against the underhand crooks.
And when Theodore uncovers a terrible secret - a secret he's discovered illegally - he is torn.
Should Theo stop the shady developers from breaking the law by breaking it himself?
(P)2013 Penguin Audiobooks US
Critics Review
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If you aspire to turn your children into lawyers who will keep you in your old age, John Grisham's Theodore Boone, his first novel for young people, might be for you.
Sunday Times
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Nobody does legal fiction better.
Daily Express
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Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist.
The New York Times
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Gripping... I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery. I think everyone will be enthralled by Theodore Boone.
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A master of his craft.
The Guardian
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Details
- Author
- John Grisham
- Narrator
- Richard Thomas
- Duration
- 5 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 May 2013
- ISBN
- 9781444763454
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Political / legal thriller, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Synopsis
THEODORE BOONE'S town is under threat, from a group of corrupt men planning to build a freeway bypass and destroy countless homes.Now thirteen-year-old Theo - the schoolboy lawyer destined for the courtroom - must stand up for his city and stop them. But soon the fight turns nasty, and Theo and his friends face a giant battle against the underhand crooks.And when Theodore uncovers a terrible secret - a secret he's discovered illegally - he is torn. Should Theo stop the shady developers from breaking the law by breaking it himself?(P)2013 Penguin Audiobooks US
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