Steve Harmon is a 16 year old African American boy who is accused of committing a murder of a convenience store owner. Steve Harmon happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time, and is writing in a journal and explaining the emotions and sadness he feels and experiences, as he waits in his jail cell throughout his trial. The protagonist keeps thinking throughout the whole story on why he is called a monster, if he did not commit any crime at all. If buying a candy at the grocery store is a crime, then he guesses he is a criminal. He ends up having many witnesses that help the judge determine that he is a well behaved, smart, and respectable young man who did not commit this monstrous crime. The age group for this book would be appropriate for grades 7-12th. Educators that have troubled kids or have students that are in gangs would find this to be a great resource for a wake up to call for their students.
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