Summary
The book Theodore Boone the Accused is
written by John Grisham. The story takes place in
a town called Strattenburg, in the court house, in
Theo’s middle school, and his house. The conflict
is a man vs. man because somebody robbed a
person’s store. Imagine going to a court to watch
a murder trial, and the next day the police come to
your school and begin asking you questions about
a break in at the electronic store where $20,000 of
goods were stolen.
Well that happened to an 8th grade boy
named Theodore Boone. He is a brown haired boy
who is frequently picked on by kids from school.
Theo was accused by the police when they found
3 of the 10 missing tablets in his locker.
Somebody had broken in to his locker. Theo knew
he was not guilty but, the police detective Officer
Vorman who is an older man did not believe he
was innocent.
Theo’s friend Baxter a kid who is strong
and fights repeatedly told him that his sister who
is in tenth grade had over heard someone selling a
tablet for an extremely low price. They thought
that it was suspicious. Theo then told Officer
Vorman hoping he would then find the real
burglars.
The police discovered Jessie and Jonah
Finn stole the merchandise based on the lead.
They admitted they tried to frame Theo for
stealing the missing tablets. The two brothers
explained why they needed the money as their
parents were getting divorced. Theo walked away
a free man and didn’t get in trouble for robbing
the electronic store.
Recommendation
I recommend this book to everyone
who likes mystery. I think the plot of the
story is good because it always keeps you
wondering what will happen next.
I also recommend this book to kids
in middle school or 6th grade because
that’s how old Theo the main character is
in the book. Theo’s life is believable
because he has the lockers similar to most
middle school and the kids have modern
items some of us might have like tablets
and touch screen phones. We can all relate
to the setting such as this book.
If you are looking for a book that
will make you want to keep reading, this is
the book for you. It is filled with cliff
hangers making you wonder what will
happen next to Theo. After reading this
book I would rate this book a five out of
five!
This book is the third book in the
John Grisham series. The first book is
Theodore Boone Kid Lawyer, the second
book is Theodore Boone The Abduction
Followed by Theodore Boone The
Accused. It would make sense to read
them in order to get to understand the
characters best.
What will happen next? Hopefully
John Grisham will tell us more about
Theodore Boone and his adventures in a
possible fourth book to come!
Book Cover By: Jared Epstein
Genre: Mystery