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Reader reviewed by Beth

Monster is a book written as a screenplay about 16 year old Steve Harmon. It is his tale of his trial and stay in the prison. He is a high school student who belongs to the film club. He says that the trial and everything revolving around it seems like a movie to him. It lets you decide whether or not Steve is guilty as you read through the court happenings. I was happy with the ruling in the end.
I felt that the way the trial was presented was pretty true to life. The book brought up some interesting points about the way that the judicial system works and the prejudice's that we already have about those on trial. Steve's character is very evident from the things that he has written and it is easy to have feelings about the way the trial should end up. I almost felt like a juror by the end of the book.