BDCHS Advanced Reading discussion

The book Monster by Walter Dean Myers was a great book. I rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars because I loved how the structure of the book was written in. The way the book was written in made me feel like I was in the book with the characters. The setting of the book was in a detention center in Manhattan, New York City. The characters in the book were Steve Harman who was 16, he was the protagonist, and he was arrested for being the "look out" for the armed robbery. O'Brien was Steve Harman's defense attorney. Petrocelli was the prosecutor in Harmans case. James King was the one who arranged the armed robbery. He got the "crew" together including Steve Harman, James king was the one who brought the gun and turned it into an armed robbery. Richard "Bobo" Evans stole money from the cash register and grabbed cigarettes so he could later on sell for profit during the robbery. He was also the one who snitched on everyone else who was involved in the crime. Osvaldo Cruz was one of the member of Diablos, he was sort of a wannabe. Lorelle Henry was a star witness. Jose Delgado, he found Mr. Nesbitts dead body, and Mr. Nesbitt the victim of the armed robbery. On September 22nd there was an armed robbery set up by James King that include Steve Harman and Richard "Bobo" Evans. They plan to rob a gas station but never meant to hurt anyone. Steve Harman, main character, was put on the murder case of Mr. Nesbitt after being accused of being the lookout for the robbery. The problem in the story is that Steve Harman is being convicted of something he didn’t do and that is kill Mr. Nesbitt, even though he was the lookout for the armed robbery. At the end of the book, the court finally realizes that he is innocent. The theme of the book would be loss of innocence because Steve has to face real adult problems at such a young age and dealing with this is helping him become a mature young man. From this book I learned a very strong lesson, a simple situation can turn very ugly. I enjoyed this book very much, I love watching Law and Order SVU, and this book and the show have so many similarities. I would love to read more books like this, it was very well written and organized.