The Accomplice (by John Grisham)
The Accomplice is the seventh book in the Theodore Boone series by John Grisham. The series is written for the young adult, middle grade audience. The fact that John Grisham is the author, is the only reason I read this series. I seldom read young adult on purpose, let alone middle grade. This is a good book for young readers.
In The Accomplice, Theodore is worried about his close friend, Woody, who is struggling at school, becoming distant, and lacking parental supervision. Woody and his older brother are arrested for being an accomplice to armed robbery. Theo quickly gets to work helping his friend obtain legal representation while Woody sits in jail. Grisham does a great job showing young readers the unfairness and flaws in the criminal justice system.
I was a bit concerned about the deflection of responsibility by Woody and his brother when they were trying to get out of jail. The characters repeatedly stated they didn’t do anything wrong. I was relieved that responsibility was eventually clarified and the two verbalized responsibility for their choices. I’m an advocate for taking responsibility for our actions, and not the actions of others.
The Accomplice is the last book in the series at this time. I don’t know if there will be more Theodore Boone books. Regardless, this has been a good series with fundamental knowledge of the legal system, valuable lessons, and a truly good kid at the heart of it all.
I purchased my signed first edition copy of The Accomplice from VJ Books. You’re welcome to check out my author event blog post when I saw John Grisham in conversation with Sue Grafton here. You can read my review of The Whistler here.
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