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Works by Walter Dean Myers (page 2)


Cover art for LOOKING LIKE ME
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 13, 2009

"This vibrant synthesis of poetry and pictures is a natural for classrooms and family sharing. (Picture book. 4-8)"
The Myerses—father and son—reunite for a poetic celebration of self that blends a sort of Whitman-esque hip-hop with '70s-vibe visuals. Read full book review >
Cover art for RIOT
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 22, 2009

"Another innovative work by an author constantly stretching the boundaries of what fiction can be, and a natural for readers' theater in the classroom. (Historical fiction. 11 & up)"
In a screenplay format similar to his groundbreaking Monster (2000), Myers tells the story of the Civil War Draft Riots in New York City. Read full book review >
Cover art for DOPE SICK
CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2009

"In his most recent urban young adult title since Street Love (2007), Myers delivers a solid tale, but misses the nuances. (Fiction. YA)"
Street life on DVR. Read full book review >
Cover art for AMIRI & ODETTE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 1, 2009
by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe

"His Odette is truly luminous. (Picture book/poetry. 12 & up)"
The acclaimed author uproots the 19th-century classical ballet Swan Lake from its enchanted world of mist-filled lakes and palaces and plunks it solidly down into the dark, danger-filled Swan Lake Projects. Read full book review >
Cover art for IDA B. WELLS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2008

"The design sets the staunch advocate's quotations off from Myers's accessible account, printing them in a typeface as bold as their speaker. (Picture book/biography. 7-10)"
In spite of adversity, or because of it, Ida B. Wells served as a catalyst in the civil-rights movement. Read full book review >
Cover art for SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2008

"Robin's eventual understanding that his experience was not about winning or losing the war but about "reaching for the highest idea of life" makes this a worthy successor to Myers's Coretta Scott King Award–winning classic. (Fiction. 12+)"
In 2003, in the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom, young Robin Perry already wonders about "an enemy we can't identify and friends we're not sure about." Read full book review >
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