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
Fallen angels
Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse
The Cruisers Book 2: Checkmate
Riot
Harlem Summer
Jazz (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Books)
Fitz
Riot
The Cruisers Book 3: A Star Is Born
The Cruisers Book 2: Checkmate
Blues Journey
Caleb's Wars
Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told
Scorpions
Dope Sick
The Glory Field with Connections
Harlem Summer
Riot
All the Right Stuff
The Cruisers Book 3: A Star Is Born
Checkmate
Blues Journey (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))
Motown and Didi