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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014.

Monster / Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers. - Rev. Harper Teen ed. - New York : HarperTeen/Amistad, 2008, c1999. - 281, 28 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

"Extras inside" include Reader's Guide, Questions for the author, Walter's own story, His passion for writing, Why write for young adults, Excerpt from Game.

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 film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.

670 Lexile.



Michael L. Printz Award, 2000; Coretta Scott King Award honor book; National Book Award finalist.

ISBN: 9780064407311 (pbk.) 0064407314 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Trials (Murder)--Juvenile fiction.
Prisons--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Self-perception--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans.
Prisons.
Self-perception.
Trials (Murder)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fiction.
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: PS3563.Y48 / M66 2008x