The Resource Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers
Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 281 p.
- Isbn
- 9780060280789
- Label
- Monster
- Title
- Monster
- Statement of responsibility
- Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Title
- Monster
- Summary
- 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
- Award
-
- Isinglass Teen Read Award (New Hampshire), 2002-2003.
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2002.
- Michael L. Printz Award, 2000.
- New York Times Notable Children's Book, 1999
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2015.
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2000
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 1999
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2000
- Awards note
- Michael L. Printz Award, 2000
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 079745
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PZ7.M992
- LC item number
- Mon 1999
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 670
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 7
- 12
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/titleStatement
- by Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers
- Label
- Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers
- Control code
- 149196
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 281 p.
- Isbn
- 9780060280789
- Isbn Type
- (lib. bdg.)
- Lccn
- 98040958
- Other physical details
- ill
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocm40043530
Subject
- African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
- Prisons -- Juvenile fiction
- Self-perception -- Juvenile fiction
- Trials (Murder) -- Juvenile fiction
- African American fiction
- African-American teenage prisoners
- Books for reluctant readers
- Prisons
- Realistic fiction
- Self-perception
- Sixteen-year-old boys
- Teenage murder suspects
- Teenage prisoners
- Trials (Murder)
Genre
Member of
- Booklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 1999
- Classic Realistic Fiction (Teens)
- Isinglass Teen Read Award (New Hampshire)
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award: Grades 9-12
- Michael L. Printz Award
- New York Times Notable Books - Children's Books: 1999
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2000
- YALSA Outstanding Books for the College Bound - Literature and Language Arts: 2004
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults: Lock Up: Teens Behind Bars (2015)
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: 2000
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Awards
Awards of Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers- Award
- Isinglass Teen Read Award (New Hampshire), 2002-2003.
- Award
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 9-12, 2002.
- Award
- Michael L. Printz Award, 2000.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Children's Book, 1999
- Award
- YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2015.
- Award
- YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2000
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 1999
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2000
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