In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial