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:
The Blues of Flats Brown
Illustrator: Nina Laden
Holiday House , 2001
Quality paperback
Myers Walter Dean:
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly
Illustrator: Leonard Jenkins
Harpercollins , 2000
Hardcover, 40 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
The Blues of Flats Brown
Illustrator: Nina Laden
Holiday House , 2000
Hardcover, 32 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
Monster
Illustrator: Christopher A. Myers
Amistad Press , 1999
Hardcover, 288 pages
Myers Walter Dean, Myers Christopher A.:
Monster
Illustrator: Christopher A. Myers
Amistad Press , 1999
Hardcover, 288 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
The Journal Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France 1944
My Name Is America
Scholastic, 1999
Hardcover, 140 pages
Myers Walter Dean:
At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England
Scholastic Press , 1999
Hardcover, 160 pages
