Monster Book Review By: Walter Dean Myers To begin with, this story is about how one guy Steve's life was turned around by a few events and how he might spend the rest of his life behind bars. This book is very interesting! It may interest those whom like reading about real life stories and experiences. This book helps most teens that get into trouble, understand what the consequences can be for just making the wrong choices, or simply hanging with the wrong people. Steve and a group of his friends were up to no good one afternoon, when they had planned to rob a drugstore. They had already planned on what positions each would take. Steve, the boy who gets locked up, was set to be a lookout outside of the store. So they committed the crime, and ended up going too far and into some serious trouble. So then he has to face the judge and stay behind bars until they decide if he's guilty or not. The most exciting part is at the very end, when the judge gives him the answer. My personal opinion about this book is that it really did catch my interest! I really enjoy reading stories based on real life experiences, and this was one of the best books that I have read so far. I like the way they set up every character and what they said, although it was somewhat confusing in the very beginning when you just start to read it, but as soon as you get the hang of it, next thing you know, youre done with the book! I really recommend this book to those who have been in some kind of situation as Steve did. You should take a second to check this book out. Who knows, you might just be looking at your next favorite book!

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