The novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers is a captivating fiction story of a murder trial. This book shows struggles between guilt and innocence. Told through the eyes of 16-year-old Steve Harmon the book switches from a third person and first-person point of view that lets readers look at things from different perspectives. The plot follows Steve's experience of going through a murder trial and challenges the society's perception of the legal system.
Film student Steve Harmon is on trial for murder. He claims he didn’t do it, but does the jury believe that? Monster narrates his experiences as an African American seventeen-year-old from Harlem in the judicial system, and the apparent biases/stereotyping from his jurors. How does it all end? Find out!
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King follows Andy Dufresne, a banker wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, as he endures life in Shawshank Prison. Over decades, he becomes friends with Red, a longtime inmate who smuggles contraband, and quietly works on an escape plan while maintaining hope through small acts of defiance.
In this thrilling conclusion to the series, Zita is once again called upon to save the galaxy from an ancient and powerful evil. With the help of her friends and some new allies, Zita embarks on a perilous quest to defeat the villain and restore peace to the galaxy. Along the way, she faces her greatest challenges yet and learns valuable lessons about courage, sacrifice, and the true meaning of heroism. The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance, and Zita must use all her skills and experience to save the day.
Throne of Glass is a novel written by Sarah J. Maas. The main character, Assassin Celaena Sardothien, is given a chance to earn her freedom from grueling labor in the Endovier mines. Her one shot at freedom depends on her winning a competition that will make her the kingdom of Adarlan’s Royal Assassin. After a year in the mines, she is already weak and malnourished putting her far behind the rest of the competition.
In Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Celaena Sardothien is a trained 18-year-old assassin who was forced to work in a prison camp named Endovier. She is then given the chance to fight for her freedom when Prince Dorian invites her to compete to become the king’s champion. Celaena must beat 23 other chosen thieves to gain her freedom. As the competition progresses, Celaena’s competitors begin dying and she must discover which creature is hiding in the castle.
My rating for this book is a 4 because the book is really good and has a great plotline.
Summary:
This book is about a black, Muslim teenager who is accused of a crime that he did not commit. He was accused of assaulting a white boy. He then has to go to prison and face consequences over something he did not do.
16-year-old Amal Shahid is an artist, a poet, a son, a cousin, a student. But in the eyes of the law, he is a monster and nothing more. After a fight in a gentrified neighborhood sends a white boy to the hospital, knocked unconscious, the world turns to Amal to shoulder the blame. He didn’t do it — but to the world, that doesn’t matter. Convicted of the crime and sent to prison, Amal suddenly finds that the weight of prejudice and racism and despair and rage is unbearably suffocating.
