![]() ![]() "The drama of the situation and the ethical questions raised will keep the audience not just reading but thinking."-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Monster is a subtle and provocative novel about what it means to be alive in our time."-Riverbank Review ![]() "A novel that in both form and subject guarantees a wide teen audience."-Horn Book (starred review) "Chilling and engrossing."- New York Times "A riveting novel with breathless, edge-of-the-seat courtroom scenes. The youthful, vulnerable voice will draw in YA readers, boys and girls."-Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) The tense drama of the courtroom scenes will enthrall readers, but it is the thorny moral questions raised in Steve's journal that will endure in readers' memories." - Booklist An emotionally charged story that readers will find compelling and disturbing.-School Library JournalĪ fascinating portrait of a terrified young man wrestling with his conscience. "A riveting courtroom drama that will leave a powerful, haunting impression on young minds."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) Books for Reluctant Young Readers), and 2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) Printz Award 2000, 2000 Coretta Scott King Award Author Honor Book, 2000 Quick Picks for Young Adults (Recomm. Printz Award, 1999 National Book Award Finalist, 01 Heartland Award for Excellence in YA Lit Finalist, 00-01 Tayshas High School Reading List, and 00-01 Black-Eyed Susan Award MasterlistĢ000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), Hornbook Fanfare 2000, Michael L. This compelling novel is Walter Dean Myers's writing at its best.Ģ000 Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 2000 Michael L. But despite his efforts, reality is blurred and his vision obscured until he can no longer tell who he is or what is the truth. He writes it all down, scene by scene, the story of how his whole life was turned around in an instant. For the first time, Steve is forced to think about who he is as he faces prison, where he may spend all the tomorrows of his life.Īs a way of coping with the horrific events that entangle him, Steve, an amateur filmmaker, decides to transcribe his trial into a script, just like in the movies. Guilty or innocent, Steve becomes a pawn in the hands of the system, cluttered with cynical authority figures and unscrupulous inmates, who will turn in anyone to shorten their own sentences. A Harlem drugstore owner was shot and killed in his store, and the word is that Steve served as the lookout. Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon is on trial for murder. It probably depends on what you mean by win. You let the jury know that you think the case is a serious as they do. When you're in court, you sit there and pay attetion. Both you and this king character are on trial for felony murder. Let me make sure you understand what's going on. Kathy O'Brien, Steve's lawyer, is all business as she talks to Steve. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. The late Walter Dean Myers was a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, who was known for his commitment to realistically depicting kids from his hometown of Harlem. Monster is now a major motion picture called All Rise and starring Jennifer Hudson, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Nas, and A$AP Rocky. ![]() Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist. Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story that was the first-ever Michael L. ![]() Presented as a screenplay of Steve's own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change our whole lives. This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial. About the Book While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, 16-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the terrible course his life has taken. ![]()
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