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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Monster is written in first-person, from the point of view of a high school film student, Steve Harmon. Sixteen-year-old Harmon is charged with felony murder. To deal with the stress of his circumstances, Harmon distances himself from his situation by imagining that he is making a film of the trial. Thus, the book is written in script form, complete with directions for the cameraman (which can be a bit confusing). Readers experience the anguish of this young African-American teen as they try to determine whether the protagonist is innocent or not. ( )Is he really a monster? written from prison in a screen play format. Which pulls you into the young black boys strugles in prison. Walter Dean Myers is an amazing author, he has a great way with realistic fiction. Excellent choice for reluctant YA readers, especially male. I can't keep it on my shelf at school library. I was fascinated as well. What I loved: This book was written in two specific ways: as a screenplay written by Steve (the accused) as he watches the proceedings of his own trial, and as a journal with Steve's thoughts when he is in his cell looking back at the trial and thinking of the present situation. It seemed as though I was there as a part of the trial because Steve was not actually sharing private information in his journal. The reader does not learn about the crime until we read the screenplay and the questions presented during the trial. What I did not like: It seemed to me like the book dragged on more than it had to. I found myself bored with some passages, both screenplay and journal. I suppose it was written this way to depict an actual trial and how it seems to drag on, but it certainly wasn't a suspenseful page-turnger, which I prefer. Recommendation: I would buy this book for my library (medium public library). The book is about a teenager name Steve who is facing murder charges.The book is written in two ways in form of a play and narrative from Steve himself.Steve believes no one believe him and he starting not believe himself.He was the look out while his friends robed the local store.If the jury finds him guilty he is facing the death penalty. no reviews | add a review
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Myers, known for the inner-city classic Motown and Didi (first published in 1984), proves with Monster that he has kept up with both the struggles and the lingo of today's teens. Steve is an adolescent caught up in the violent circumstances of an adult world--a situation most teens can relate to on some level. Readers will no doubt be attracted to the novel's handwriting-style typeface, emphasis on dialogue, and fast-paced courtroom action. By weaving together Steve's journal entries and his script, Myers has given the first-person voice a new twist and added yet another worthy volume to his already admirable body of work. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert
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