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Summary Of Monster By Walter Dean Myers
This summer I read a book called Monster. The author is Walter Dean Myers. I was reading through the titles of books i could of read and when i saw Monster it reminded me that people told me it was 10/10. I never like the books i read but i know for sure that this book was the best book i have ever read!!!! Even though i only read like 4 book’s in my life but trust me i know it most more than just good. Judge announces, ‘ James King Then must have to return a verdict of guilty of felony murder.” The reason why i picked out that passage not only because it was significant but because it wraps up the whole book by saying he is guilty of felony murder. I thought it wraps it up because If you read this book then you should know that it was about
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