Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. New York: HarperTempest, 1999.
Annotation: Charged
with murder Steve Harmon’s trial and fears play out like a movie, ending in his
verdict.
Book Talk:
Is this real life or a movie? Steve
Harmon a regular teenager who liked making films in school finds himself on
trial for murder. Trying to grasp how he ended up behind bars he imagines the
courtroom proceedings as though he is watching a movie. With close ups, voice
overs, and flashbacks we see life through Steve’s eyes. Read like a screenplay
with occasional diary entries Steve’s fight for freedom unfolds.
Reading through the scenes in this life turned movie you
feel the fear and anguish of a young man trying to define his role in the death
of a store clerk. When the rest of his life depends on the decision of the jury
the question persist, Is this real life
or a movie?
Awards:
2000 ALA Best Books for Young Adults
2000 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Literature
for Young Adults
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