My take: I think you guys will be immediately pulled in by this suspenseful and uniquely told court-case drama. At the end both the reader and Steve are left to decide what really makes someone a Monster. The daily court scenes are mixed with nightly journal-like entries where Steve reflects on the day’s events, his prison surroundings and fellow inmates, and the steps that have led him to this point in his life.Īs we read, we ride intimately along inside Steve’s head throughout the trial as he thinks about guilt and innocence, life in prison, suicide, truth and lies, and the perception of who he is. Unable to accept that he’s really in this situation, Steve recounts his experience largely in the form of a screenplay, where he and everyone else are ‘actors’ starring in his real-life drama. Monster follows 16-year-old Steve Harmon as he recounts his experiences in prison, and during his court case, where he is being tried as an accomplice to murder during a robbery-gone-wrong. What does it mean to be “guilty” or “innocent?” Print.ISBN-13: 978-0064407311 Formats available: hardcover, paperback, ebook, audiobook. New York, N.Y: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999. Fans of Monster and of the work of Walter Dean Myers-and even kids who think they don't like to read-will devour this graphic adaptation.Monster by Walter Dean Myers Myers, Walter D, and Christopher Myers. Monster is also now a major motion picture called All Rise starring Jennifer Hudson, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Nas, and A$AP Rocky.
Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist.
Sims, the acclaimed author of the Brotherman series of comic books, collaborated with his brother, the illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, in this thrilling black-and-white graphic novel adaption of Monster. As Steve acclimates to juvenile detention and goes to trial, he envisions how his ordeal would play out on the big screen. Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager awaiting trial for a murder and robbery. A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's New York Times bestseller Monster.
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