Personally, I only rated this book two stars because it was 1) a school novel and 2) it had something to do with law. It is somewhat interesting, considering that this book is about 16 year old Steve Harmon on trial for murder. At least, involved in a crime without actually killing the victim. Steve writes the trial like a screenplay in his notebook (aka the book itself)which is kind of unique. It was not the greatest book in the world, but then again, I'm not in to courtroom dramas.