Summer Reading Entry One

For my summer reading project I have chosen the book Monster by Warren Dean Myers. The book takes place in New York City where a group of criminals has been caught robbing a drugstore as well as killing a man the book then describes their court hearing. Major characters in the book include Steve Harmon a sixteen year-old African American boy who was acting as a lookout during the robbery, Kathy O'Brien who is Steve's attorney, Sandra Petrocelli the Assistant District Attorney, James King who took part in the robbery, Richard Evans the third man accused of being a part of the robbery, and Osvaldo Cruz who is the final man who took part in the crime. Personally I think this story will probably be a lot like most other books or movies involving court cases or really crime in general although seeing as how this book did win a prestigious award maybe this will be different.