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Walter Dean Myers

H810G Author Presentations Rose Wongsarnpigoon , Megan Chamberlain and Hui Xin Tan. Walter Dean Myers. Biography. Born August 12, 1937-Martinsburg, West Virginia Foster parents – Florence and Herbert Dean Moved to Harlem (age 3) Became a bookworm Dropped out of high school (age 16)

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Walter Dean Myers

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  1. H810G Author Presentations Rose Wongsarnpigoon , Megan Chamberlain and Hui Xin Tan Walter Dean Myers

  2. Biography

  3. Born August 12, 1937-Martinsburg, West Virginia Foster parents – Florence and Herbert Dean Moved to Harlem (age 3) Became a bookworm Dropped out of high school (age 16) Joined U.S. army Childhood

  4. 1968: Won the Council on Interracial Books for Children contest • 1969: First published book—Where Does the Day Go? • 1970s: BA at Empire State College • 1977: Writing full time • Now lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. • Married, has 3 grown children • Has worked with son Christopher Becoming a Writer

  5. Over 80 titles Range of Genres for varying ages Picture books (illustrated by son, Christopher Myers) Non-fiction Fiction Poetry Memoirs Works by Myers

  6. Themes • Adolescence • The ‘hood’ inner city experience • Dealing with pressure • Sports • Drugs • Love • Family • Harlem Culture • Music Works by Myers

  7. Coretta Scott King Honor (Author) ALA Best Book for Young Adults ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Kentucky Bluegrass Award ALA Best Book for Young Adults ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Monster (1999)

  8. Newbery Honor Books • Scorpions 1988 • Somewhere in the Darkness 1993 • Coretta Scott King Awards • The Young Landlords 1979 • Motown and Didi: A Love Story 1984 • Fallen Angels 1989 • Now is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom 1991 • Slam! 1997 • Monster 2000 Awards

  9. Caldecott Honor Book • Harlem: A Poem (son Christopher Illustrated) • 4 Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards • Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award given by the American Library Association 1994 • Recipient of the first annual Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, has been a versatile and prolific writer for more than 30 years Awards

  10. http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/ His own website: bio, bibliography, reviews, news (appearances), contact info http://aalbc.com/authors/walter1.htm Biography and sample of Books http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Li-Ou/Myers-Walter-Dean.html Biography http://dept.kent.edu/Virginiahamiltonconf/Myersbio.htm Biography http://www.bookpage.com/0102bp/walter_dean_myers.html Interview http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/myersw Video Interview http://www.webenglishteacher.com/myers.html Lesson plans to use with his books Resources

  11. On reading: “Books took me, not so much to foreign lands and fanciful adventures, but to a place within myself that I have been constantly exploring ever since.” (http://aalbc.com/authors/walter1.htm) On writing: “What I think I'm doing now is rediscovering the innocence of children that I once took for granted. I cannot relive it or reclaim it, but I can expose it and celebrate it in the books I write. I really like people—I mean, I really like people—and children are some of the best people I know.” (http://aalbc.com/authors/walter1.htm) Quotes

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