Walter Dean Myers

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He writes realistic stories about the everyday concerns of urban black kids. The world Myers was raised in is different from that of his own children. Myers' understanding of both worlds is one of his many attributes that make him one of the most important young adult writers today. "Ultimately," says Myers, "what I want to do with my writing is to make connections - to touch the lives of my characters and, through them, those of my readers." </div> <bR> <div> To learn more about Walter Dean Myers, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> For interviews with Walter Dean Myers, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here </U></FONT>or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="387" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 146 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="157558c0.jpg" border=0 width="85" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="158558c0.jpg" border=0 width="85" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="159548c0.jpg" border=0 width="84" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="15a528c0.jpg" border=0 width="82" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Books by Walter Dean Myers<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> For a listing of books by Walter Dean Myers, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Book Reviews<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>Scorpion </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <U>Mouse Rap </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <U>Motown and Didi </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <U>Glory Field </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here </U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>Monster</U> (also includes interview with Myers) <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here </U></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>Hoops</U> (reviewed by student) <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> <U>Journal of a Black Cowboy </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <U>The Mouse Rap</U> (reviewed by a student) <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> <U>Won't Know Til i Get There</U> (reviewed by a student) <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Additional reviews can be found at <A HREF="http://www.bn.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bn.com"><U>http://www.bn.com</U></A>. </div> <bR> <div> Lesson Plans<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Lesson plan for <U>The Story of the Three Kingdoms </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Lesson plan for <U>The Legend of Tarik </U>~torino/tarik.html"<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Lesson plan for <U>The Treasure of Lemon Brown </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Lesson plan for <U>Monster </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Lesson plan for <U>Scorpions </U><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Learn About Harlem: The Area and the People<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Walter Dean Myers came to Harlem from West Virginia at the age of three after his mother died. His father, who was very poor, gave Walter to Herbert and Florence Dean who became his foster parents. Myers says, "Thinking back to boyhood days, I remember the bright sun on Harlem streets, the easy rhythms of black and brown bodies, and the sounds of children streaming in and out of red brick tenements. I remember LaMarqueta, in East Harlem, where people spoke a multitude of languages. I remember playing basketball in Morningside Park until it was too dark to see the basket and then climbing over the fence to go home. Harlem became my home and the place where my first impressions of the world were set." </div> <bR> <div> Myers' early childhood experiences played a large role in his selection of Harlem as the setting for many of his novels. </div> <bR> <div> For information on the history of Harlem, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> For a reading of Myers' <U>Harlem</U>, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> For a street map of Harlem,<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U> click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> For general information of Harlem, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here </U></FONT>or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> For language of the streets, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>.or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Learn More About Afro-American Culture<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> To learn more about Afro-American history, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn more about Civil Rights, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here.</U></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> To learn more about the Regal Theater, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn more about Kwanzaa, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn more about Juneteenth, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn more about art, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn more about jazz, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> Additional Afro-American Authors for Young Adults<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> To learn about Rosa Guy, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT> or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn about Virginia Hamilton, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn about Rita Williams-Garcia, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn about Mary Lyons, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn about Sharon Draper, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn about Sharon Bell Mathis, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>. </div> <bR> <div> To learn about Mildred Taylor, <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>click here</U></FONT>.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>