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Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem, New York City. A tough childhood led him to writing and his school teachers would encourage him in this habit as a ...
Myers is the son of well-known children's book author Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014). [ 19 ] [ 20 ] They began collaborating in the mid-1990s, with Myers illustrating his father's books, and later, co-writing several with him.
The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature, known as "The Walters,” was created by the American nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) in 2014, and the inaugural award was presented in 2016. [1]
Scorpions, first published on June 20, 1988, by Harper & Row, is a young adult novel written by Walter Dean Myers. [1] It was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 1989. [2] The book was republished by HarperCollins on October 6, 2009 [3] and by Amistad on April 23, 2013. [4]
The Walter Dean Myers Grant is a grant that financially supports emerging published and unpublished, diverse writers and illustrators. [10] [11] The grant was established in 2014 and named after children’s book author Walter Dean Myers, an advocate of multicultural children’s books.
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff is a 1975 novel by Walter Dean Myers. It is about a boy, Stuff, moving to 116th Street Harlem , making friends with the neighborhood kids and the adventures they have.
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Children's literature, Biography, United States history, Children's ... The Lion Who Wrote History is a 2017 picture book biography by Walter Dean Myers about the ...