Theodore Boone: The Abduction - John Grisham

Some of the best stories in recent years have been aimed at children. Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, The boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne and let us not forget the Potter boy. Now adult writer John Grisham has branched out into writing stories aimed at 8 to 13 year olds. This is the second in the series. This review is for the hardback edition of the novel. Paperback and Kindle versions are also available. ~The Plot~ Theodore Boone, a character introduced in John Grisham’s previous novel of the same name, is back. This time whilst faced with the standard every day issues of doing ... more

John Grisham has delighted his readers for a number of years, and has recently explored a slightly different avenue, that of writing for a younger audience. This is the second Theodore Boone book, and like the first, it heavily focuses on Grisham's area of expertise (law) but without getting bogged down in excessive detail and maintaining an appropriate level of character and plot content to be suitable for the younger reader. Theo Boone is a confident and bright teen, always polite and well respected, relied upon by his peers and often teachers for the most basic of legal advice without ... more