Genre and Themes: Young Adult Modern Dark Realistic Fiction - African Americans, racism, court trials, prisonSteve Harmon is an African American teen that has dreams of being a film maker. His wrong choices and hanging with the wrong crowd leads to be accused of murder of a store clerk and robbery
. To keep his sanity during the court hearings and trial he writes about his experience as a first person journal and as a third person screenplay. In his writings the readers can see just how truly terrified of spending his life in prison and all the events that led him to his current situation. At the end he is found innocent and let go. Even after the trial Steve is still quite shook up about the tough experience he had to live through and feeling guilt even after being proven not guilty. The format the author used to write the story really allowed the reader to feel the struggle Myers had with his own thoughts.
Awards Won by This Title:
2000 - Michael L. Printz Award
2000 - Coretta Scott King Award Honor
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