Monster

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.

Author: Walter Dean Myers
Publisher: Amistad Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/21/1999
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780060280772

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 29945 / Monster

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
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

Review Citation(s):
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

About the Author
Myers, Walter Dean: -

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.