"12 Angry Men"- ages 13-16

Each page is full of human nature and unfaltering persistence. Each page is full of righteousness. Each page is full of prejudice. Each page is full of stubbornness. Each page will defy your expectations of a mystery novel. When 12 jurors are placed in one room to determine the fate of a young boy accused of killing his father, the jurors' different personalities and beliefs flare up after one juror completely turns the tables on this "open and shut case." Or, that's what they thought it was before entering the court room. The unnamed jurors give the novel an impersonal feel on the outside, but throughout the novel "impersonal" is not at all how it seems. Almost all jurors must learn to separate their own path and their own prejudices to seal the deal on whether the boy truly has commited premeditated homicide. Can I say gripped and ready for more? At all parts I felt like the 13th juror ready to throw my opinion in! Though the ending could have included a motive, the story was well written and extremely thought out and well explained.

-Her
Rating: 9/10