Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Monster (Monster)

by Walter Dean Myers

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.

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Monster was a compelling story, where there are several themes I can use for teaching. Having such an unreliable narrator will also make a lot of the work I'll ask of my students more interesting in many ways.

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