Monster
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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 tale of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I’ll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONSTER.
FADE IN: INTERIOR COURT. A guard sits at a desk behind Steve. Kathy O’Brien, Steve’s lawyer, is all business as she talks to Steve.
O’BRIEN
Let me make sure you know what’s going on. Both you and this king character are on examination for felony murder. Felony Murder is as serious as it gets. . . . When you’re in court, you sit there and pay attetion. You let the jury know that you reflect the case is a serious as they do. . . .
STEVE
You reflect we’re going to win ?
O’BRIEN (seriously)
It probably depends on what you mean by “win.”
Sixteen-year-ancient Steve Harmon is on examination for murder. A Harlem drugstore owner was shot and killed in his store, and the word is that Steve served as the lookout.
Guilty or innocent, Steve becomes a pawn in the hands of “the system,” cluttered with cynical power facts and unscrupulous inmates, who will turn in anyone to shorten their own sentences. For the first time, Steve is forced to reflect about who he is as he faces prison, where he may spend all the tomorrows of his life.
As a way of coping with the horrific events that entangle him, Steve, an amateur filmmaker, decides to transcribe his examination into a speech, just like in the movies. He writes it all down, scene by scene, the tale of how his whole life was turned around in an instant. But despite his efforts, reality is blurred and his vision obscured until he can no longer tell who he is or what is the truth. This compelling novel is Walter Dean Myers’s writing at its best.
2000 Coretta Scott King Honor Book, 2000 Michael L. Printz Award, 1999 National Book Award Finalist, 01 Heartland Award for Excellence in YA Lit Finalist, 00-01 Tayshas High School Reading List, and 00-01 Black-Eyed Susan Award Masterlist
2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), Hornbook Flourish 2000, Michael L. Printz Award 2000, 2000 Coretta Scott King Award Leader Honor Book, 2000 Quick Picks for Young Adults (Recomm. Books for Reluctant Young Readers), and 2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)
Amazon.com Review“Monster” is what the prosecutor called 16-year-ancient Steve Harmon for his supposed role in the fatal shooting of a convenience-store owner. But was Steve really the lookout who gave the “all clear” to the murderer, or was he just in the incorrect place at the incorrect time? In this innovative novel by Walter Dean Myers, the reader becomes both juror and witness during the examination of Steve’s life. To cool his nerves as he sits in the courtroom, aspiring filmmaker Steve chronicles the proceedings in movie speech format. Interspersed throughout his screenplay are journal writings that provide insight into Steve’s life before the murder and his feelings about being held in prison during the examination. “They take away your shoelaces and your belt so you can’t kill yourself no matter how terrible it is. I guess building you live is part of the punishment.”
Myers, known for the inner-city classic Motown and Didi (first published in 1984), proves with Monster that he has kept up with both the struggles and the lingo of today’s teens. Steve is an adolescent caught up in the violent circumstances of an adult world–a situation most teens can tell to on some level. Readers will no doubt be attracted to the novel’s handwriting-style typeface, emphasis on dialogue, and quick-paced courtroom action. By weaving together Steve’s journal entries and his speech, Myers has agreed the first-person voice a new twist and added yet another worthy volume to his already admirable body of work. (Ages 12 and older) –Jennifer Hubert
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When I finished this book i thought what a waste of time that was.
I was not impressed with the writing or the character growth. If
you are looking for a excellent read you will not find it in this book.
My advice to you DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME READING THIS BOOK!!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
From a High School Freshman: I reflect that Monster was a excellent book because it is a real life look at gang life. Many people don’t realize how much gang life can affect one’s life. Monster talked a lot about the small things that you never hear about, like how much time each person place into their gang. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a excellent and exciting book
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
this is about a 16 year ancient boy named Steve harmon who is on examination for a murder/ crime he did not coomit but in a way was a part of it . he has a death penalty against him. is he telling the truth or will he b a liar in the juries eyes?
Indica stinson
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
In this book you get caught up in Steve Harmon’s horror movie. A seventeen year ancient boy’s acount of jail, examination, and their accompaning emotions. A excellent thought, but a small slow at times, definately worth the read!
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
It reads like a film speech. I got a couple of pages in and then gave up because it was just too annoying.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5