This book was recognised by the United States National Book Award. It was recognised by the National Award for Children's Literature.

This book is part of a book series called Monster .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 281 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .

Walter Dean Myers is an award-winning writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry for young people. His many titles include the Newbery Honor Books Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness, and the Caldecott Honor Book Harlem in collaboration with his son Christopher, who also worked with him on Monster. Walter Dean Myers grew up in Harlem and now lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his family.