Theodore Boone is a fictional character created by
John Grisham
John Ray Grisham Jr. (; born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American novelist, lawyer and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his popular legal thrillers. According to the Am ...
, who is the title character in Grisham's legal series for children.
As of 2019, Boone has appeared in seven books.
Boone is a kind, independent 13-year-old student who resides in the medium-sized city of Strattenburg, Pennsylvania, with his parents: Woods Boone, a real estate lawyer, and Marcella Boone, a divorce attorney. Theo dreams of following in their footsteps one day, becoming either a lawyer or judge. Thanks to his parents' work, Theo knows a great deal about the law and knows many police officers and judges in the city. He often helps his classmates solve issues they are having.
Books
Boone appears in the following novels, published by
Grosset & Dunlap
Grosset & Dunlap is a New York City-based publishing house founded in 1898.
The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of Penguin Random House through its subsidiary Penguin Group.
Today, through the Penguin Gro ...
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Literary characters introduced in 2010
Fictional amateur detectives
Teen fiction
Child characters in literature
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