Jul 04, 2014 walter dean myers, a bestselling childrens book author whose crystalline prose often depicted the gritty lives of young people, died on tuesday in manhattan. He won numerous awards for his works, including five coretta scott king awards for african american authors. The only difference between on the court and off it is that everybody is in the game off the court. Walter dean myers has 180 books on goodreads with 280388 ratings. Walter dean myers 19372014 was the acclaimed author of over fifty books, primarily for young adults.
The freedom of expression theyve enjoyed by publishing their own school newspaper, the cruiser, has spread all the way to england, where kids from a school across the pond are now contributors to their own schools most talkedabout publication. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of sunrise over falluja in hardcover. Slam by walter dean myers was, in my opinion, a brilliantly written book with great wording, connections to real life and myers really gets the true feeling of the hood into the book. Walter dean myers, a prolific author of more than one hundred titles, wrote two newbery honor books, eleven coretta scott king award winners, three national book award finalists, and the winner of the first michael l. In new york times bestselling author walter dean myerss last novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as master juba, who lived in the. Walter dean myers is the 2012 20 national ambassador for young peoples literature. August 12, 1937 july 1, 2014 was a writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature. Lonnie, the main character of the story, realizes that the game of basketball is his great opportunity to escape all the struggles that he faces. Walter dean myers, the awardwinning childrens author best known for his many novels that portray the often difficult life experiences of young africanamericans, died on july 1 following. The story revolves around the efforts of seventeen yearold greg slam harris to play basketball, while maintaining his. Slam lives in harlem and attends the prestigious magnet school latimer in the south bronx. Walter dean myers s cruisers series keeps going strong.
He was born in martinsburg, west virginia, but was raised in harlem. Walter dean myerss ideas for more than 70 books for young people come from his own background and interests. Walter dean myers 19372014 was an american writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature. His notable works include fallen angels, monster, crystal, and scorpions. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slam. Walter dean myers, a prolific author of more than one hundred titles, wrote two newbery honor books, eleven coretta scott king award winners, three national book award finalists, and the. One white, one black, these young men have nothing in common and everything in common as they approach an experience that will change them forever. Sep 24, 20 walter dean myers brilliantly renders the realities of world war ii. For the best answers, search on this site in the novel monster, written by walter dean myers, we can learn from steve harmons experiences that.
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Greg slam harris is justly proud of his game, but he realizes that nba daydreams dont cut it in the classrooms of his new south bronx magnet school and that the tough talk that serves him so well on the street only. Author walter dean myers is the 2019 childrens literature legacy award winner. He is a superstar high school basketball player who fights the challenge of keeping his grades up as well as cooping with the issue that his best friend ice is a drug dealer. The freedom of expression theyve enjoyed by publishing their own school newspaper, the. The book hoops is an incredible story that focuses on the fact that a man may have many challenges in life, economic or otherwise, but there is always a way out. He was born in martinsburg, west virginia, but was raised in harlem, new york city. Hoops by walter dean myers overdrive rakuten overdrive. He dropped out of high school and enlisted in the army at the age of 17. He is the critically acclaimed new york times bestselling author an awardwinning body of work. Walter dean myers, the awardwinning childrens author best known for his many novels that portray the often difficult life experiences of young africanamericans, died on july 1 following a brief. Josiah wedgewood and marcus perry are on their way to an uncertain future. Walter dean myers is the critically acclaimed author of more than 85 books for children and young adults. Walter dean myers brilliantly renders the realities of world war ii.
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