num_pages: 281
description: This New York Times bestselling novel and National Book Award nominee 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.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.Supports the Common Core State Standards
language: English
title: Monster
titlecomplete: Monster
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Teen, School, Young Adult, Audiobook, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Crime, African American
ratings_count: 70201
series: Monster
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Michael L. Printz Award, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Rhode Island Teen Book Award, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Author Honor, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 915177600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature
publisher: Harper Collins Publishers