Monster: A Graphic Novel: A gripping black-and-white graphic novel adaptation―teen Steve Harmon awaits trial for murder, imagining his fate as a film - Couverture souple

Myers, Walter Dean; Sims, Guy A.

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ISBN 10 : 0062274996 ISBN 13 : 9780062274991

Editeur : Quill Tree Books, 2015

Synopsis

A stunning graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's New York Times bestseller Monster.

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.

Guy A. Sims, the acclaimed author of the Brotherman series of comic books, collaborated with his brother, the illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, in this thrilling black-and-white graphic novel adaption of Monster.

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. Monster is also now a major motion picture called All Rise starring Jennifer Hudson, Kelvin Harrison, Jr., Nas, and A$AP Rocky.

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Guy A. Sims is a poet and fiction writer as well as the cocreator of Brotherman Comics. He is the author of Living Just a Little: A Novel; The Cold Hard Cases of Duke Denim; The Kwanzaa Handbook; and The Kwanzaa Kids Learn the Seven Principles.

Dawud Anyabwile is an award-winning artist, illustrator, animator, and storyteller best known as the co-creator of the groundbreaking Brotherman: Dictator of Discipline comic book series. His graphic novel credits include The Crossover and Booked by Kwame Alexander; Victory. Stand!; by Tommie Smith and Derrick Barnes; as well as Monster and Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers. His work on Victory. Stand! earned the Coretta Scott King Award and was nominated for the National Book Award. He also directed the animated series Iyanu: Child of Wonder and is the creator of Drawing From the Soul, an arts and storytelling platform dedicated to inspiring creativity and empowering artists. Anyabwile continues to work across comics, animation, illustration, and visual storytelling while teaching, lecturing, and mentoring emerging artists.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me.

Walter Dean Myers's Monster is a multi-award–winning, provocative coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager facing prosecution for armed robbery and murder. As Steve acclimates to juvie and endures his trial, he envisions the ordeal as a movie.

Monster was the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, a National Book Award finalist, and a New York Times bestseller. Now Monster comes to life as a powerful graphic novel, adapted by Guy A. Sims, with stunning black-and-white art from Dawud Anyabwile.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quill Tree Books
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062274996
• ISBN 13: 9780062274991
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Anyabwile Dawud
• Nombre de pages: 160
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