monster by walter dean myers characters

allen forbes

city clerk of the case

mrs harmon

steves worried and nervous mother

kathy o brien

the all-business defense attorney of steve harmon

alguinaldo nesbitt

the deceased victim of the robbery in his own drug store

asa briggs

the detail-oriented lead counsel for the defense of james king

tony

Steve's childhood friend

steve harmon

a 16-year-old african american boy on trial for felony murder.

richard bobo evans

a shady, dangerous prisoner who is acquaintances with james king

osvaldo cruz

a young rude boy who worked as a lookout in the robbery who testified during the case

lorelle henry

an innocent witness of the robbery, who only saw one of the robbers whilst picking up cough medicine for her granddaughter

dorothy moore

james kings cousin who testified that king was giving her a lamp at the time the robbery was committed

arthur williams

male detective in steves case

salvatore zinzi

prisoner who told in order to receive a break, heard about case from bolden while imprisoned

detective karyl

the female detective that believed steve is guilty

james moody

the intelligent medical examiner

jose delgado

the nervous man who found alguinaldo nesbitts body

stenographer

the person who writes down all occurrences in the courtroom

james king

the thug who is the other man on trial for the murder

sandra petrocelli

the very serious prosecutor on the case

mr sawicki

the wise film club mentor at steves school who seems to be very fond of steve