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The Resource Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers, (large print)

Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers, (large print)

Label
Monster
Title
Monster
Statement of responsibility
Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
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
Storyline
Tone
Writing style
Award
  • Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 1999
  • 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 Best Books for Young Adults, 2000
  • YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2000
Awards note
  • National Book Award, 2000.
  • Coretta Scott King Award, 2000.
  • Michael L. Printz Award, 2000.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
079745
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1937-2014
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Myers, Walter Dean
Dewey number
[Fic]
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • photographs
Index
no index present
Intended audience
670L
Intended audience source
Lexile
Interest level
UG
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 7
  • 12
Reading level
5.1
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Myers, Christopher
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Trials (Murder)
  • Prisons
  • Self-perception
  • African Americans
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers, (large print)
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
271 pages
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780786270934
Lccn
2004058886
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
Monster, Walter Dean Myers ; illustrations by Christopher Myers, (large print)
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Large print edition.
Extent
271 pages
Form of item
large print
Isbn
9780786270934
Lccn
2004058886
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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