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.
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Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Amistad Press
Published: 04/21/1999
ISBN: 9780060280772
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.00d
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Winner
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: National Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Winner
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Nominee
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/05/1999 pg. 242
Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/1999 pg. 725
Ingram Children's Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 74
New York Times 06/06/1999 pg. 49
School Library Journal 07/01/1999 pg. 98
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2000 pg. 820
New York Times 12/05/1999 pg. 100
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 305 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2000 pg. 1341
ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/2000 pg. 1361
Booklist 04/01/2000 pg. 1431
Publishers Weekly 01/01/2001 pg. 58
Booklist 05/01/2001 pg. 1611
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 305 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Booklist 05/01/1999
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 29945 / Monster
Reading Level: 5.1 /
Interest Level: Upper Grade /
Point Value: 5
