The reason why I chose the book Monster By Walter Dean Myers because I wanted to know if Steve Harmon the protagonist in the story is going to jail or not. When I looked at the front cover I saw a African-American teenager being booked and he was taken into custody. I was curious to know if this book was a true story of if it was realistic fiction. Also, the photographs of a sixteen year old boy on trial for a felony murder drew my attention to this particular novel.
One personal connection to the book is the main character Steve Harmon and I are in the same ethnic group, African-American. Also, I have family members that are police officers. Another connection is that after high school I want to attend college to major in criminal justice and become a F.B.I agent.
I recommend this book to readers who like mystery, real life crime and drama. The characters in the story are interesting but the main character has a guilty conscience. The story teaches the reader about respecting people's property, there lives and the law. The problems in the story can be unpredictable. The author writes Steve Harmon life like a play to show how on single bad decision can change a person's life.
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