| Monster REV Harper Temp Edition Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author), Myers, Christopher A. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0756905877 ISBN-13: 9780756905873 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $23.72 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: Young, black, 16-year-old Steve Harmon, an amateur filmmaker, is on trial for the murder of a Harlem drugstore owner. Steve copes by writing a movie script based on his trial. But despite his efforts, reality is blurred until he can no longer tell who he is or what the truth is. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005271749 |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 4.9" W x 7" (0.60 lbs) 281 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - New York |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 29945 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |