Monster
by Walter Dean Myers
Buy on AmazonA sixteen-year-old waits in a jail cell to be tried for murder; Monster stays with you long after you put it down, and though published in 1999, it sadly remains relevant today.
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"A sixteen-year-old waits in a jail cell to be tried for murder; Monster stays with you long after you put it down, and though published in 1999, it sadly remains relevant today."
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"I never thought about writing for teenagers until I was 22 and read 'Speak,' by Laurie Halse Anderson, and 'Monster,' by Walter Dean Myers. Both those novels are capital-g Great."
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