Walter Dean Meyers, Author, Walter Dean Myers, Author Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers $14 (150p) ISBN 978-0-385-30687-4 T.J., his younger brother Moondance and their best friend Mop are ...

This Dec. 13, 2010 file photo shows author Walter Dean Myers tours his old Harlem neighborhood in New York. Myers, a best-selling and prolific children’s author and tireless champion of literacy and ...

James's strong portrayals of the African-American men and boys in a Harlem barbershop aren't enough to help this audiobook overcome the preachy tone of Myers's novel. Duke, owner of a barbershop on ...

Before he died on Wednesday at the age of 76, Walter Dean Myers built a lifetime and a career writing books about the hardships of black youth. Colorlines is the leading source for accessible media on ...

Writer Walter Dean Myers died on Wednesday after a brief illness at age 76, leaving mourners in the adult world and young readers who saw themselves in his books. He expanded the face of publishing so ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Walter Dean Myers, a best-selling and prolific children’s author and tireless champion of literacy and education, has died. He was 76. Myers, a longtime resident of Jersey City, New ...

Author Walter Dean Myers (August 12, 1937-July 1, 2014), regarded as one of the most influential writers of juvenile fiction, was born Walter Milton Myers in Martinsburg. After his mother’s death when ...

I’m very pleased to hear that the late Walter Dean Myers’ book and story entitled “Monster” is now a film that has received extremely positive reviews. I knew Walter Myers and he taught me a great ...

We've asked fiction writers from all genres for the essence of noveling: how they write, how they overcome writer's block and their best written... Walter Dean Myers has written more than 85 ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Walter Dean Myers is an Author with 11 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1999 Speech. The year with the highest average number of views per program ...

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