User:MOODY MOODY/Draft of Monster

Plot Summary
The beginning of the novel describes Steve's life at jail for Steve as being very emotional.

During Harmon's trial, Petrocelli calls to the stand a 14 year-old boy named Osvaldo Cruz. Osvaldo tells them the plan for the robbery and who participated. He tells petrocelli that Steve, Bobo, King, and himself were involved. The plan was that Steve would go in the drugstore check for police or citizens and then make a signal if the store was clear. After King and Bobo robbed Mr. Nesbit, the store owner, Osvaldo was to slow down any person who chased them. Osvaldo tells the police that he participated in the robbery because Bobo threatened him and his mother.

Lorelle Henry testifies as a key witness in the trial. She was in the drugstore when the robbery happened. She was in the story to buy cold medicine for her daughter so that she could enjoy her Christmas. At that time, she saw Bobo and King faking an argument to make Mr.Nesbit come closer so that King could ask him at gunpoint where the money was. Then Henry says she forgot what else happened. The prosecutor brings Bobo out to tell his part of the story. Bobo says that King shot Mr. Nesbit with his own gun and that Steve came out of the store without saying anything. At this point it seems as if Steve did not participate in the robbery because he made no signal, nor did he receive money from the robbery. The beginning of the novel is about an African American male in a predicament. Steve Harmon; he is a sixteen-year old who is being tried for felony murder and could be locked up in prison for 20 years to life. Steve is a young filmmaker. The whole novel is a from Steve's point of view as written in a notebook that he keeps in prison and in the courtroom. Becase Steve is a young filmaker the novel occausionlly changes to a screen play format where the characters names are given in all-capital letters and camera directions accompany the dialog. The beginning of the novel describes Steve's life at jail for Steve as being very emotional.

During Harmon's Trail petrocelli calls to the stand a 14-year-old boy name Osvaldo Cruz. Osvaldo tells them who participated and the plan for the robbery.He tells petrocelli that Steve, Bobo ,King ,and himself were involed in the robbery.The plan was that Steve would go in the drugstore check for police or citizens.Signal that the store was clear.Osvaldo was to slow down any person who chased King or Bobo,who would rob Mr.Nesbit the store owner.Osvaldo also tells the police that he participated in the robbery ,because Bobo threatening to cut him and his mom up. Next a lady name Lorelle Henry testifies.She was in the drugstore when the robbery happened.She was in there to buy cold medicine for her daughter so that she could enjoy her Christmas.At that time she saw Bobo and King faking an argument to make Mr.Nesbit come closer so that King could ask him at gun point where the money was.Then Henry says she forgot about what else happened.Then the Prosecutor brings Bobo out to tell his part of the story.Bobo says that King shot Mr.Nesbit with his own gun for muscling King. Bobo starts talking about Steve's actions. Bobo says that steve went in the store and came out without saying anything. At this point it seems as if Steve didn't participated in the robbery because his job was to signal if the coast was clear, and he never got a taste of the money. The Middle till the End of the book talks about how the trail is going and Steve's thought during the end of the book. Then he also talks about how King is being prosecuted in the court room. Then the Middle to the End really describes how Steve is innocent. The End is wrapping up the trail and describes Kings testimony and Bobo testimony. The special part is that they get more evidence on the fingerprints. The end of the book talks about how Kathy O'Brien is trying her hardest to help Steve not be guilty. The End also talks about Steve's life in prison is going for him and how much he writes in prison is amazing. The book gets better because King get's prosecuted and gets on the stand. The End gives you more flashbacks from Steve's early childhood. The End gives you more details about Mr.Harmon and Mrs.Harmon and Steve's little brother.