An Introduction
to
MONSTER
by Walter Dean
Myers
199
Literature,
1999
Michael L. Printz Award,
2000
America Library
Association Young Adult
Award,
2000
Coretta Scott King
Award,
2000
Now a
GRAPHIC
NOVEL
from Guy Sims and Dawud
Anyabwile
201
And a
NETFLIX
Movie
starring Kevin
Harrison Jr.
201
Walter
Dean
Myers
August 12, 1937
July 1, 2014
Walter
Dean
Myers
“My circumstances
often seemed
insurmountable to
me, but through
reading I reached
out for ideas that
might help me
escape them. The
books I read showed
me options other
than those I saw
reflected in my
surroundings. They
gave me new
James King, 20’s
Osvaldo Cruz, 14
Richard “Bobo” Evans,
22-23
Alguinaldo Nesbitt,
victim
Kathy O’Brien, attorney
Sandra Petrocelli,
prosecutor
(and eventually kill)
Nesbitt, a drugstore
owner.
The book covers his
trial in July 6 th – 14th
and the jury’s verdict
on the 17 th.
Told as a screenplay
about how his life is
playing out.
(and eventually kill)
Nesbitt, a drugstore
owner.
The book covers his
trial in July 6 th – 14th
and the jury’s verdict
on the 17 th.
Told as a screenplay
about how his life is
playing out.
(and eventually kill)
Nesbitt, a drugstore
owner.
The book covers his
trial in July 6 th – 14th
and the jury’s verdict
on the 17 th.
Told as a screenplay
about how his life is
playing out.
An Introduction
to
MONSTER
by Walter Dean
Myers
199