👶👶👶👶: Monster, by Walter Dean Myers

WOW. WOW. WOW. That is how I feel after having read and then watched Monster, by Walter Dean Myers. I am so psyched that I was given the opportunity to pre-screen this new @netflixfilm . A MILLION thanks to @booksparks for this amazing opportunity!

📖First off, the book, albeit super short, was absolutely profound. It hit my Mama heart hard. It's an easy read (I finished it in a couple of hours), but it will absolutely make you think about how life can change in the blink of an eye, especially for our youngsters😢.

🎬The Netflix adaptation was absolutely EXQUISITE! It was actually co-produced by John Legend, which immediately caught my attention. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time - honestly, just as nervous as can be. Kelvin Harrison, Jr. absolutely killed it in his role as 16-year-old Steve Harmon, a young man that is in the midst of this life-altering situation. And Jennifer Hudson who played his mother, was so incredibly formidable. I felt her emotion right alongside her. Jeffrey Wright, who played his father, was also incredible 👏!

Read 5/5/21