Monster

Myers, W.D. (1999). Monster. NY: Harper. Steve Harmon has been accused of being the lookout person to a drugstore robbery going wrong. A film making student having acquaintances such as Bobo Evans and King have left him in a Brooklyn Juvenile detention center and fending for his life in the court of law. The prosecutor has called him a Monster and he is trying to figure out what they see in him. He decides to write out everything happening to him in the detention center and in court as a screenplay. All fingers point to Bobo Evans and King being part of the robbery gone wrong and leaving one man dead, but why would they even consider him as part of it. Steve’s lawyer tries to paint an innocent picture for the jury and remind them that Steve’s only problem was having them as acquaintances. Steve Harmon is found not guilty for his accused crimes and decides not to drift away too far away from home and make better choices on acquaintances. The suspenseful plot of Steve Harmon’s life depending on his testimony and the hands of twelve jurors was nerve wrecking. All those witnesses, didn’t seem to have any true evidence but hear say that Steve was part of the robbery. This book can help young readers to make better choices on acquaintances, friends and avoiding to put themselves at the wrong place at the wrong time. Our choices can have many implications in our life as well as others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe5XHOwmTWk