Monster

Guy A. Sims

eBook - 2015

A stunning black-and-white graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's Michael L. Printz Award winner and New York Times bestseller Monster, adapted by Guy Sims and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager awaiting trial for a murder and robbery. As Steve acclimates to juvenile detention and goes to trial, he envisions how his ordeal would play out on the big screen. Monster was the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist. Now Monster has been adapted into a graphic novel by Guy Sims, with stunning black-and-white art from Dawud Anyabwile, Guy's... brother. Fans of Monster and of the work of Walter Dean Myers-and even kids who think they don't like to read-will devour this graphic adaptation.

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Genres
Electronic books
Graphic novels
Comic books, strips, etc
Published
[United States] : Harper Collins Publishers 2015.
Language
English
Corporate Author
hoopla digital
Main Author
Guy A. Sims (-)
Corporate Author
hoopla digital (-)
Other Authors
Dawud Anyabwile, 1965- (illustrator), Walter Dean Myers, 1937-2014 (-)
Online Access
Instantly available on hoopla.
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Physical Description
1 online resource
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience
Rated PA
ISBN
9780062275011
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).
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Review by Library Journal Review

Mixed up in a heist that turned lethal, teenager Steve Harmon is on trial for murder and robbery. An amateur filmmaker, Steve imagines his ordeal as a movie starring himself as a "monster," since that's what those accused of the crime are labeled. Myers's portrayal of thorny moral issues as well as Steve's complicated emotions led to a number of awards for the novel on which Sims's graphic novel adaptation is based. Anyabwile's gray-scale drawings add layers to the drama. Older teens and adults; great for reluctant -readers. © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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