Monster
Author(s): Walter Dean Myers
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.
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.
Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story that was the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist.
Monster is now a major motion picture called All Rise and starring Jennifer Hudson, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Nas, and A$AP Rocky.
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.
Review(s):
“Chilling and engrossing.”
“A riveting courtroom drama that will leave a powerful, haunting impression on young minds.”
“A novel that in both form and subject guarantees a wide teen audience.”
“A riveting novel with breathless, edge-of-the-seat courtroom scenes. Taut and moving.”
“The sheer authenticity of the novel and its presentation are disquieting—and totally riveting.”
“The drama of the situation and the ethical questions raised will keep the audience not just reading but thinking.”
"A fascinating portrait of a terrified young man wrestling with his conscience. 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.”
“Monster is a subtle and provocative novel about what it means to be alive in our time.”
“Riveting. An emotionally charged story that readers will find compelling and disturbing."
"The youthful, vulnerable voice will draw in YA readers, boys and girls.”
ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice, Michael L. Printz Award, Book Sense Pick, New York Times Notable, Publishers Weekly Best Book, ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, National Book Award Finalist, Kentucky Bluegrass Award, Bulletin Blue Ribbon (The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books), Horn Book Fanfare, Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor Book, Coretta Scott King Honor (Author), ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults
ISBN: 9780060280772