April was kidnapped from her home late one night. Her best friend Theo, who has skills like a lawyer, was determined to find her when the police were unable to. Theo skipped school to search on his own and created a search party to distribute flyers. Although they initially found nothing, Theo continued investigating and was eventually able to locate April with clues from Facebook, reuniting her with her family.

1. Abduction
Modified Version for Younger
Readers

2. April’s kidnapping took place
around 9:15 in the night. It was
only when her mother entered her
room and found out that April was
nowhere to be seen.

3. April’s best friend, Theodore
Boone, was the last person who
spoke to April. Unlike any other
kid, Theo is special since he has
the skills of a professional lawyer.

4. Theo was called in by the
police for questioning. But, in
Theo’s mind, all he cared
about was bringing back April.

5. Day went by with Theo
thinking about April all day.
In the meantime, the police
were sweeping the whole
city and trying to find April
with, “SWAT teams,
helicopters, dogs, and no
shortage of
manpower”(Grisham 64).

6. However, Theo thought that the
police were doing nothing, “Maybe
they need some help”(27.) It was
at that moment Theo skipped
school and went searching for
April himself.

7. Theo created a search party
to search for April. The
group also began “passing
out MISSING flyers and
tacking them to utility poles.
They inspected a few empty
buildings and alleyways”
(65).

8. Although Theo’s search party came
back empty handed, Theo still had
hope and was not going to give up to
his best friend.

9. Instead of backing down, Theo had
spent day and night trying to solve
this mystery. Soon, he had his
answer in sight.

10. After finding images of April
on Facebook, the brave Theo
brought back April and a
friendship was reunited back
again.

11. THE END