Annotation: "The incredible story of how one guy's life was turned around by a few events and how he might spend the rest of his life behind bars. Told as it actually happened!"
Justification for Nomination: Monster is the story of Steve Harmon, a 16 year old African American boy on trial for murder in New York City. The story is given to the reader in two forms, a journal and a movie script. The journal is Steve's own journal. Through this journal the reader gets an inside look at what is happening to Steve within the jail as well as an insight to his feelings and fears for the trial and for life in general. The movie script is written by Steve as well. He is chronicling the events of the trial as if it were a movie. This, for Steve, is a means of escape from the reality of jail, which we see revealed in his journal entries.
This book is a great nomination because the character of Steve can relate to many teens. His fear seems real and it can be through his journal entries. He is dealing with issues that many teens deal with today: drugs, gangs, acceptance, and fear.
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