Walter Dean Myers
Born In Marinsburg, West Virginia In 1937, Walter Dean Myers Is One Of The Premier Authors Of Books For Children. His Mother Died Very Early In His Life-An Event That Propelled Him Into Experiences That Later Influenced Him To Write. It Was Difficult For Myers' Father To Raise Eight Children Alone, And Eventually, A Nearby Couple, Herbert And Florence Dean, Took In Three-Year Old Walter And Moved To Harlem, New York. "Harlem Became My Home And The Place Where My First Impressions Of The World Were Set," Says Myers.
As A Child, Myers Went To School In His Neighborhood And Attended Bible Sch
Myers Walter Dean:
Game
Harper Teen , 2009
Quality paperback, 218 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Sunrise Over Fallujah
Scholastic Inc. , 2009
Quality paperback, 290 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Amiri & Odette: A Love Story
Illustrator: Javaka Steptoe
Scholastic Press , 2009
Hardcover, 40 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Dope Sick
Amistad Press , 2009
Hardcover, 186 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Dope Sick
Amistad Press , 2009
Hardcover, 186 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
What They Found: Love on 145th Street
Wendy Lamb Books , 2009
Quality paperback, 243 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
Holiday House , 2009
Quality paperback, 88 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told
Illustrator: Bonnie Christensen
Amistad Press , 2008
Hardcover, 37 pages
