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Steve Harmon is a young black teen in jail waiting to see if he is found guilty for murder. Though he is on trial for murder he wasn’t always a criminal he used to be a good kid who found refuge from the deadly streets of Harlem, New York through the films he made for the film club at school. While in jail Steve tries to pretend that he is in a movie and writes it all down in his journal in the form of script. In the mean time he has to put up with a lawyer who he thinks believes him guilty and a very devoted prosecutor. I liked this book because throughout the entire story it kept me guessing what would happen next. For instance every time someone would go up to testify I kept wondering what they would say. I believe the author’s purpose for writing this story is to tell people that you don’t have to be a bad person to get caught in a bad situation. I would recommend this book for teenagers because they could relate to Steve than better than an adult could. I would also recommend this book for any kids that have had problems with the law already so that they can see where they can end up if they keep going on the wrong track.
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Steve Harmon is a young black teen in jail waiting to see if he is found guilty for murder. Though he is on trial for murder he wasn’t always a criminal he used to be a good kid who found refuge from the deadly streets of Harlem, New York through the films he made for the film club at school. While in jail Steve tries to pretend that he is in a movie and writes it all down in his journal in the form of script. In the mean time he has to put up with a lawyer who he thinks believes him guilty and a very devoted prosecutor. I liked this book because throughout the entire story it kept me guessing what would happen next. For instance every time someone would go up to testify I kept wondering what they would say. I believe the author’s purpose for writing this story is to tell people that you don’t have to be a bad person to get caught in a bad situation. I would recommend this book for teenagers because they could relate to Steve than better than an adult could. I would also recommend this book for any kids that have had problems with the law already so that they can see where they can end up if they keep going on the wrong track.
(28 of 38 readers found this comment helpful)