SuitabookThe perfect shot
Elaine Marie Alphin
- Reading
- Read together in short stretches if the trial and deaths feel heavy; pause to distinguish the historical case from the present-day plot, and let the reader set the pace for talking about them.
- Themes
- Justice and prejudice: Brian’s school project on Leo Frank and Julius’s arrest prompt him to recognise that the justice system can be flawed; Amanda’s father is also on trial. The plot explicitly frames Frank as wrongly convicted and Julius’s arrest as unjust, and Brian comes to question the system’s fairness. This supports a critical reading of these injustices, not a claim about every aspect of the trial.
- Worth knowing
- Expect serious material: Amanda and her family were killed, and the plot includes a murder trial, a historical lynching and an arrest linked to racial prejudice.