Pub Date: October 20, 2015
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2013043138
Lexile Code: 0420
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 13 to UP
Physical Info: 0.50" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 0.80 lbs) 160 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Comics and Graphic Novels | Coming of Age | Law and Crime | African American and Black | Social Themes | Peer Pressure | Prejudice and Racism | Violence | Family | General see also headings under Social Themes | Monsters | Novels in Verse | Poetry | Thrillers and Suspense | General | Boys and Men | Diversity and Multicultural
Series: Monster
Description: A graphic novel adaptation in which, 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's taken.
Brief description:
Dawud anyabwile is an Emmy Award-winning artist and the cocreator and illustrator of the groundbreaking comics series Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline, which is cocreated and written by his brother, Guy A. Sims. Dawud has also worked as a character designer on television productions such as The Wild Thornberrys and Rugrats as well as served as a production artist on a variety of music videos, commercials, and game animations.
Review Quotes:
"It's not easy for an adaptation to please both old and new readers, but this respectful one pulls off that trick." - Kirkus Reviews
"This graphic novel adaptation will introduce this story to a new generation of fans." - School Library Journal
"The superbly rewarding format serves to powerfully emphasize Myers's themes of perspective and the quest to see one's self clearly. A must-have for public and school libraries, and a standout graphic novel." - Booklist (starred review)