Monster
A Printz Award Winner
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Publisher Description
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.
Is Steve Harmon an aspiring filmmaker caught in the wrong place, or a monster on trial for his life?
A Unique Screenplay Format: Follow Steve Harmon’s story through his own film script, complete with camera directions and notes, as he tries to make sense of the trial unfolding around him.A Gripping Courtroom Drama: Witness the back-and-forth of a high-stakes felony murder trial, where a prosecutor is determined to paint a 16-year-old boy as a monster.Unflinching Social Commentary: A powerful and necessary look at a young Black teen navigating the complexities and prejudices of the American justice system.An Iconic Printz Award Winner: Discover the groundbreaking, multi-award-winning novel that became the first-ever recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in young adult literature.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Walter Dean Myers’ young-adult novel provides a shattering portrait of an American teen in crisis. Shifting between stark terror and cool, unblinking realism, Monster revolves around 16-year-old Steve Harmon, an aspiring filmmaker from Harlem who’s charged in connection with a deadly armed robbery. In both his diary about the ugly realities of lockup and his screenplay about the trial, Steve insists on his innocence; meanwhile, the prosecution calls him a monster without a conscience. It’s an often-disturbing read, but Myers depicts Steve so vividly and compassionately that we felt compelled to read on even through the most troubling passages.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
. "Myers bends the novel form for this riveting courtroom drama that explores the guilt or innocence of a teenage boy involved in a murder," wrote PW in a Best Books citation. Ages 12-up.
