John Grisham
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
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"Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game." "With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all...
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Series
Theodore Boone volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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With two attorneys for parents, thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows more about the law than most lawyers do. But when a high profile murder trial comes to his small town and Theo gets pulled into it, it's up to this amateur attorney to save the day.
43) The Activist
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Theodore Boone volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
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Theodore Boone, young lawyer, has had a lot to deal with in his 13 years; everything from kidnapping to murder. But he's come through it all and, with the law on his side, justice has always prevailed. But sometimes the law doesn't seem so just. His friend Hardie Quinn is about to have his family home bulldozed to make way for a bypass. Hardie is not the only one affected: other homes, businesses and schools lie in the path of the road. Theo has to...
44) Camino winds
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Series
Camino Island novels volume 2
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"Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island ... The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson's injuries...
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Theodore Boone volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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When an anonymous tip leads the school board to investigate a suspicious increase in scores at another local middle school, Theo finds himself thrust in the middle of a cheating scandal. With insider knowledge and his future on the line, Theo must follow his keen instincts to do whats right.
46) The Fugitive
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Theodore Boone volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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Aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone is still dispensing legal advice to friends and family when a new case comes up.
47) The Scandal
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Series
Theodore Boone volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
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Future lawyer Theodore Boone finds himself in the middle of a cheating scandal when an anonymous tip leads the Strattenberg school board to investigate suspicious standardized testing scores at another local middle school
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Series
Camino Island novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[2020]
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"Just as Bruce Cable's Bay Books is preparing for the return of bestselling author Mercer Mann, Hurricane Leo veers from its predicted course and heads straight for the island ... The hurricane is devastating: homes and condos are leveled, hotels and storefronts ruined, streets flooded, and a dozen people lose their lives. One of the apparent victims is Nelson Kerr, a friend of Bruce's and an author of thrillers. But the nature of Nelson's injuries...
49) The Rainmaker
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 27
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For a class assignment, law student Rudy Baylor is required to provide free legal advice to a group of senior citizens. He stumbles onto one of the largest cases of insurance fraud ever seen.
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Pub. Date
2022
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller. In his first collection of novellas, law is a common thread, but America’s favorite storyteller has several surprises in store.
“Homecoming” takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham’s unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he’s not in the...
“Homecoming” takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham’s unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he’s not in the...
51) The client
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 20
Appears on list
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Mark Sway, 11, witnesses a Mafia lawyer's suicide, which puts him in danger from Barry the Blade & a politically ambitious U.S. attorney. In the two years since The Firm first captured the imagination of America's readers, John Grisham, with three consecutive number-one bestsellers, has become one of the most popular authors of our time. Now, in The Client, he has written a novel so irresistible, so thoroughly entertaining and satisfying, that it...
52) Kid lawyer
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Series
Theodore Boone volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
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Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone has always dreamed of being a great trial lawyer someday, but a sensational murder trial forces him into the arena sooner than expected, and he is determined to see that justice prevails.
53) The Exchange
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Series
Firm volume 2
Pub. Date
2023
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm.
What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the...
What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the...
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Pub. Date
2016
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A startling and original courtroom drama from New York Times #1 Best Seller John Grisham that is the prequel to his newest legal thriller, The Whistler. An Original E-Short.
A judge’s first murder trial.
A defense attorney in over his head.
A prosecutor out for blood and glory.
The accused, who is possibly innocent.
And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime.
Don’t miss...
A judge’s first murder trial.
A defense attorney in over his head.
A prosecutor out for blood and glory.
The accused, who is possibly innocent.
And the killer, who may have just committed the perfect crime.
Don’t miss...
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Pub. Date
2013
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A riveting story of suspense from John Grisham’s #1 New York Times bestseller, Ford County—now available as a standalone eBook short
Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother, Raymond, who’s been locked away on death row for eleven years . . . and it could well be their last visit....
Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre road trip through the Mississippi Delta to visit the youngest Graney brother, Raymond, who’s been locked away on death row for eleven years . . . and it could well be their last visit....
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Pub. Date
2016
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AN ORIGINAL E-SHORT • This standalone prequel to the #1 bestseller Rogue Lawyer tells the story of how Sebastian Rudd finally found someone he could trust to be his driver, bodyguard, law clerk, and partner.
Sebastian Rudd, rogue lawyer, defends people other lawyers won't go near. It's controversial and dangerous work, which is why Sebastian needs his bodyguard/assistant/sidekick: Partner. So if Sebastian...
Sebastian Rudd, rogue lawyer, defends people other lawyers won't go near. It's controversial and dangerous work, which is why Sebastian needs his bodyguard/assistant/sidekick: Partner. So if Sebastian...
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Series
Jake Brigance novels volume 2
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 28
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When wealthy Seth Hubbard hangs himself from a sycamore tree and leaves his fortune to his black maid, Jake Brigance once again finds himself embroiled in a fiercely controversial trial -- a trial that will expose old racial tensions and force Ford County to confront its tortured history.
59) The innocent man
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 20
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In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from the State of Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland As, he said goodbye to his hometown of Ada and left to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits-drinking, drugs, and women. He began to show signs of mental illness. Unable to keep a job, he moved in with his mother and slept twenty hours a...
60) La citacion
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Pub. Date
2013
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Ahora casi se ha vuelto un recluso. Al ver de cerca su fin, el juez Atlee manda llamar a su hijo Ray, un profesor de Derecho en la Universidad de Virginia, para acordar los detalles de la herencia. Su hijo se encamina, reticente, hacia el sur, pero el encuentro familiar no tiene lugar. El juez muere demasiado pronto. Y con ello, deja tras de sí un secreto sorprendente que solo llega a conocer Ray.Y quizá alguien más.