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Monster
Monster
Author: Walter Dean Myers
This book is Level 3 from Hampton Brown In-Zone series books.
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ISBN-13: 9780736231947
ISBN-10: 0736231943
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Publisher: Hampton Brown
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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reviewed Monster on
Helpful Score: 4
This book was touching, I cried and I laughed, and I was angry at times with the prosecutors. It seems as if you are there, watching it. I loved the format, as the boy writes the movie. A great piece of literature, if I do say so myself!
reviewed Monster on + 2 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
My students enjoy this book. I teach low-level readers at the high school level. This is definitely a high-interest books and I have students coming in from other classes asking to borrow this book because their friend has recommended it to them.
reviewed Monster on
Helpful Score: 2
As a student of playwriting with a degree in broadcast media, I could really appreciate the style of this book. The author writes the entire book in script form - including camera angles, direction, scene set-up, etc. The one thing he does leave to your imagination is the answer to the real question of guilt or innocence. There is no wrapped up happy ending; no resolution to the hard questions. You draw your own conclusions..and then question them for the entire story. This is a unique story that could happen to you your son on any given day in any given city. I read it in one sitting. A fascinating read.
swingsistert avatar reviewed Monster on + 78 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
a unique YA book written in the form of a screenplay. a great way to get today's kids into reading.
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Helpful Score: 1
This book is about a teen on trial for murder. It is written as if it could be a play or a movie.
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awifeindestiny avatar reviewed Monster on + 42 more book reviews
I had to read this book for a Children's Literature class. It wasn't totally my cup of tea. Books, movies, television shows, songs - these elements of media continue to tell the theme of young criminals, and I DON'T enjoy that. If this had not been assigned reading, I would never have looked at it.
simpleeuphony avatar reviewed Monster on + 3 more book reviews
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is of a teenage boy who struggles with the concept of right and wrong and begins to realize that the line between the two is not quite so clear-cut. He also struggles with his own identity as he is exposed to the biases, assumptions, and judgments of those he interacts with. The book is humorous, highly entertaining, and a quick read but it also asks you to think about the same conflicts that the main character struggles with.

Just a heads up: it can be confusing at times as the format jumps from narrative to journal to movie script and there are flashbacks in the movie script.
princessdiana34691 avatar reviewed Monster on + 361 more book reviews
daughter liked the book was a summer read assignment. did not like the style of the writing though.