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:
Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam
Illustrator: Ann Grifalconi
Harpercollins , 2002
Hardcover, 40 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Three Swords for Granada
Illustrator: John Speirs
Holiday House , 2002
Hardcover, 80 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Monster
Illustrator: Christopher A. Myers
Amistad Press , 2001
Quality paperback, 288 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
145th Street: Short Stories
Laurel Leaf Library , 2001
Mass paperback, 160 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
Scholastic Paperbacks , 2001
Quality paperback, 192 pages
