Monster

by Walter Dean Myers Illustrated by Christopher Myers

Young, black 16-year-old Steve Harmon, an amateur filmmaker, is on trial for the murder of a Harlem drugstore owner and could face the death penalty. 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.

Praise for Monster

"Myers adeptly allows each character to speak for him or herself, leaving readers to judge for themselves." — Booklist

Coretta Scott King Honor Book
National Book Award Finalist

Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12
Grade Level Equivalent: 7.1
Lexile Measure: 670L
DRA: 70
Guided Reading: Z
Publisher: Amistad Press
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Realistic Fiction, Young Adult

About the Author and Illustrator

Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers is the beloved and outstanding author of such children&#39s and young adult books as Fallen Angels, Somewhere in the Darkness, Slam!, and Harlem, among many more. His many awards include two Newbery Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, and the Michael J. Printz Award.

Christopher Myers Learn about award-winning children's book illustrator Christopher Myers. The first book Meyers illustrated was Shadow of the Red Moon.