{"product_id":"monster-a-graphic-novel-paperback","title":"Monster: A Graphic Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Dean Myers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDawud Anyabwile\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eGuy A. Sims\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy A. 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