Printz award in 2000, and was named a coretta scott king award honor the same year. I taught the book in a 7th grade ela classroom and it really helped students visualize the characters and helped clarify the plot movement. Presented as a screenplay of steves own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change our whole lives. He wrote more than one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction, and was best known for young adult literature. This engaging historical novel is based on the true story of the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, william henry lane, who influenced today.
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Monster by walter dean myers, read by full cast by prh. Walter dean myers s striking story of an african american teenage boy on trial for murder is a powerful exploration of innocence as both a state of mind and a matter of perception, as well as a label attached to actions both explicit and implied. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are. The book that im reading is called monster and the author is walter dean myers its a realistic fiction.
Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Monster book by walter dean myers topics, sample papers. He lives in jersey city, new jersey, with his family. Read by a full cast2 hours 34 minutes, 2 cassettes1999 national book award finalistparents guide to childrens media honorspublishers weekly best books of 1999horn book honor booka harlem drugstore owner was shot and killed in his store, and the word is that 16yearold steve harmon served as the lookout. The book monster by walter dean myers is a story on the perspective of a sixteen year old steve harmon if he were to make a movie of his experiences. Walter dean myers audio books walter dean myers 19372014 was the acclaimed author of over fifty books, primarily for young adults. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read monster. Monster by walter dean myers penguin random house audio. Walter dean myers grew up in harlem, where steve is from. Final opinion i couldnt really make a connection with steve harmon because i have never been to prison. Editions of monster by walter dean myers goodreads. Free download or read online monster pdf epub book.
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