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I held off listening to this book until I was on spring break, because it reminded me too much of one of my students, who has family in prison. (view spoiler)
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Steve is 16 years old, loves being in film club at school, and watching superhero shows with his little brother. He is also in jail, accused of murder. To escape the grim reality he faces, Steve recounts the tale of his trial through a movie script.
Wow, this was a page-turner, despite questions I still had after the story ended, including what actually happened, but I guess that leaves lots of room for discussion/interpretation. The biggest draw to this book is the format, which WDM does again i ...more
Wow, this was a page-turner, despite questions I still had after the story ended, including what actually happened, but I guess that leaves lots of room for discussion/interpretation. The biggest draw to this book is the format, which WDM does again i ...more
Excellent book, very quick read. I would recommend this for sure. I loved the ambiguity of the story, and the writing both from Steve's POV, and his distanced view as he sees his trial unfolding like that of a movie. I'm not even sure this does have to be made into a movie (as Myers has said he would like to see) - the film plays out so well in your head as you read it, wouldn't a motion picture of the same simply be redundant? The only reason a film might help would be to reach a broader audien
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Hmm. I'm giving this 2 stars based on my personal enjoyment of the book, but I do applaud it and think it is a valuable book for teens, and especially could be useful for class discussions of race and poverty and crime.
But as an adult reading it I had trouble getting into it and didn't really like the screenplay/diary format. Shrug! ...more
But as an adult reading it I had trouble getting into it and didn't really like the screenplay/diary format. Shrug! ...more
week 8
Had a hard time with the format. It was really interesting and very well written, but I found myself skipping around instead of wanting to read it through. Maybe I'll try it again next week. ...more
Had a hard time with the format. It was really interesting and very well written, but I found myself skipping around instead of wanting to read it through. Maybe I'll try it again next week. ...more
As good as they said. I had avoided reading it because I thought it was more violent than it was. It was very good.
Interesting format. This book has it all--critical accolades and high interest to kids.
Told in the form of a screen play; great book. Young adult.
Jan 25, 2014
Lynne
marked it as to-read-ya
Sep 07, 2015
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Mar 26, 2016
Sarah
marked it as to-read
Feb 06, 2020
superawesomekt
marked it as bibliocurious
May 13, 2021
Anne
marked it as to-read
