Theodore Boone: The Accomplice

By: John Grisham

Narrated by: Richard Thomas

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES • When there’s a friend in need, it’s time to call Theodore Boone—“a terrific character, an everyman kind of kid” (USA Today)!

“Edge-of-your-seat drama, sophisticated plotting, and plenty of spunk.”—Chicago Sun-Times

Theo has been worried about his good friend Woody Lambert. Woody is struggling at school and making bad choices. But when Woody is arrested—an unwitting accomplice to armed robbery—Theo knows he is innocent. Racing the clock while Woody sits in jail, Theo will do everything in his power to help his friend and save Woody from an unforgiving system where justice is not equal for all.


Brimming with the intrigue and suspense that made John Grisham a #1 international bestseller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone’s trials and triumphs will keep readers guessing until the very end.

Don’t miss any of John Grisham’s acclaimed novels for young readers!
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer
Theodore Boone: The Abduction
Theodore Boone: The Accused
Theodore Boone: The Activist
Theodore Boone: The Fugitive
Theodore Boone: The Scandal
Theodore Boone: The Accomplice

Critic reviews

Praise for the Theodore Boone series

“Not since Nancy Drew has a nosy, crime-obsessed kid been so hard to resist.”—The New York Times

“Classic Grisham.”—Los Angeles Times

“Smartly written . . . Theo is a terrific character, an everyman kind of kid.”—USA Today

“Edge-of-your-seat drama, sophisticated plotting, and plenty of spunk.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“Gripping . . . Everyone will be enthralled by Theodore Boone.”—Scholastic News

kid lawyer

loved it. read all of Theodore Boone's books. John Grisham, you hav done it again.

Ill Keep Listening Till Theo Gets Thru College!

A friend really loves Mr. Grisham, but his adult stories are beyond me in tension , fear and the harsher realities, so when I saw the first tale of Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, that was instantly a sale. Working at a large law firm in LA, the sole client of which was Kaiser, back in the careless days, is my guess, gave me some introduction to the grind of our legal system. From a more experienced legal secretary I learned that law does not always produce justice - a real shock to my 20 plus something mind, wondering what was everyone doing, then? My escape was to occasionally haunt the law libraries on site, and found I really loved the ancient Anglo Saxon legal terms and agreements, and even bought a legal dictionary, which not only helps understand the terms, but gives some insight into the system's evolution, again, not always toward more democracy and fairness, such as when the English rich guys started encroaching on and illegalizing The Commons which allowed all the smaller landholders to graze their sheep, goats and cattle fairly. Interesting to me, these "small" fellows had a long history of working out agreements and practices for pretty much everyone's benefit. The working out of the law may have meant a lot of discussion and arguing, but with an ultimate view of sharing fairly.

In this one of the Series, Grisham was adept at making the young innocents seem frighteningly threatened, where my stomach tightened, and I had to stop and do some deep breathing. (You see why his adult stories are too much for my system.)
Two of Theo's friends, one a peer, 13 years of age, the other, his older brother of 16 years, have a mother who has to work
two to three jobs, so is not home for them as often as any of them would like, and with a divorced father who remains distant, and a step father whose job takes him often out of town, they are feeling somewhat strung out, needing not only the love, but
the interest, structure and guidance we all need when struggling to become our own adult with a strong moral and gut trusting compass.

They get invited for maybe pizza and a beer by an older car owning friend, and VOILA! the stage is set for a sticky little crime,
implicating the brothers.

What I love about Theo, is his sense of community and comradeship which is innate, and strong, so when the brothers are
tossed into jail, we can trust Theo's sense of justice, his taut reliability with certain adults in his life, and his ability to start to pull everyone together, though not always easily.

I'm of course leaving out the delicious details, because it is only about 4 1/2 hours, but it is a story that is happening every day
in families in many many cities and towns, and Grisham gracefully and with understatement shows how important the intelligent and active support persons in a community are to the stability of the present but to the future, for the generation coming up. This is starting to sound a little preachy, but you'll see what I mean, a good teacher, a willing and available uncle,
strict but loving, able parents, the Boy Scout leader, the Judge, and more. Oh, and of course, there is a funny scene in Animal
Court, which is becoming not only my favorite, but now an obligatory exercise of Theo's courtroom presence each time.

Hardy Boys with a Dash of Civics

I have to admit that I just saw a title of a new book by John Grisham and ordered it. I had no idea it was part of a series for young readers. Despite that, I found it to be very charming and reminiscent of the Hardy Boys with a good dollop of what is missing in American education these days – civics. I strongly recommend this book and the series to provide kids with a better sense of how our legal system works.

A Learning Point

A few years ago, I read the first three books in the Theodore Boone Series. I am not sure why I failed to continue reading the series; but here I am reading book number seven in the series. Grisham wrote the series for young people. I was impressed that he did not write down to the kids but instead make them reach up.

Theodore is now a fifteen-year-old eighth grader who is interested in the law. His friends seek out his opinions and his help. There is always a moral issue to the story. I think this would be a great book to read with young people as it has terrific discussion points and also teaching points. The audiobook would be excellent on a summer road trip. The book discusses how a bad decision could have serous life changing results.

The book is four hours and thirty-eight minutes. Richard Thomas does an excellent job narrating the book. Thomas is an American actor. He has won an Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. As a book narrator he has won the Earphone Award.

Well done

This seems more a YA category than Grisham’s usual adult legal thrillers, but it is still well-written, entertaining and well-narrated.