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Monster

By Myers, Walter Dean
Monster
Young, black, 16-year-old Steve Harmon, an amateur filmmaker, is on trial for the murder of a Harlem drugstore owner. Steve copes by writing a movie script based on his trial. But despite his efforts, reality is blurred until he can no longer tell who he is or what the truth is. Illustrations.

Details

Authors: Myers, Walter Dean
Copyright: 1999
Format: Paperback
GTIN13: 9780064407311
ISBN10: 0064407314
Page Count: 336
Dimensions: 5.0x1.0x7.1
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Jacket Notes:

FADE IN: INTERIOR: Early morning in CELL BLOCK D, MANHATTAN DETENTION CENTER.

Steve (Voice-Over)
Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady prosecutor called me ... Monster.

Strand Notes

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book, A National Book Award Finalist, and Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.

Description

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book, A National Book Award Finalist, and Winner of the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.
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