Author: Walter Dean Myers
Genre: YA Fiction, Standalone
Published: 2001
Personal Rating: 3.5/5 (good)
Yearly Count: 128
Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon is accused of murder that took place during a botched up robbery. As an aspiring filmmaker, he reveals his court case through a movie script format.
I liked the format of the story and the trial itself, but I would have liked it to contain a little more depth and length. It was a very short and simple book. It leaves you with things to ponder, though.
Wonder if my daughter would like this one. She's an inspiring filmmaker, too.
ReplyDeleteBooklogged ~ LOL at myself! Your daughter may be inspiring, but Steve was aspiring. :) As you can see on the cover it has won awards, and it is used in high school classes. I liked it.
ReplyDeleteI honestly think that it has a lot of depth, especially for an 8th grader and up to understand. This is one of the books that I always go to for an older boy who is a reluctant reader. Once they read this one, then they usually read Shooter and anything else on my library shelves by Walter Dean Myers. Excellent review on this one!!
ReplyDeleteI have yet to read any Walter Dean Meyers. I remember noticing The Young Landlords on the bookstore shelf.
ReplyDeleteStaci ~ Good point regarding the target audience. :)
ReplyDeleteCharley ~ This was good and interesting - just not long enough. That's funny coming from someone who loves short stories. Go figure. :)
*Pause*
Maybe it's not the length afterall. However, I feel like something is missing.
Booklogged ~ I just realized that I didn't explain myself completely. My post had the word "inspiring," but I fixed it to what I really meant - "aspiring" after reading your comment. :)
ReplyDeleteI like the short YA books, but sometimes they are filling.
ReplyDeleteStacybuckeye ~ Yep! They can be nice breaks.
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