![]() ![]() ![]() The story moves along quickly, and the characters taking part in the trial are so interesting (and dislikable) its hard to put this book down. My take: I think you guys will be immediately pulled in by this suspenseful and uniquely told court-case drama. At the end both the reader and Steve are left to decide what really makes someone a Monster. The daily court scenes are mixed with nightly journal-like entries where Steve reflects on the day’s events, his prison surroundings and fellow inmates, and the steps that have led him to this point in his life.Īs we read, we ride intimately along inside Steve’s head throughout the trial as he thinks about guilt and innocence, life in prison, suicide, truth and lies, and the perception of who he is. Unable to accept that he’s really in this situation, Steve recounts his experience largely in the form of a screenplay, where he and everyone else are ‘actors’ starring in his real-life drama. Monster follows 16-year-old Steve Harmon as he recounts his experiences in prison, and during his court case, where he is being tried as an accomplice to murder during a robbery-gone-wrong. What does it mean to be “guilty” or “innocent?” Print.ISBN-13: 978-0064407311 Formats available: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook. ![]() New York, N.Y: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Monster by Walter Dean Myers Myers, Walter D, and Christopher Myers. ![]()
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