Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014) was an acclaimed American author best known for young adult literature that explored the African-American experience and urban life. He wrote more than one hundred books across multiple genres including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, winning the Coretta Scott King Award five times and serving as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature from 2012–2013.
young adult fiction
children's literature
poetry
nonfiction
biography
Shooter
Darius & Twig
Street Love
Carmen: An Urban Adaptation of the Opera
Where does the day go?
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
On a Clear Day
Kick
Box Out
Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion
USS Constellation: Pride of the American Navy
Handbook for Boys: A Novel
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Lockdown
It Ain't All for Nothin'
Just Write: Here's How!
Amiri and Odette: A Love Story
Harlem Summer
Game
All the Right Stuff
The Get Over (HarperTeen Impulse)
The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner
Lockdown
A Place Called Heartbreak: A Story of Vietnam (Stories of America)