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
All the Right Stuff
Hoops: A novel
A Star is Born
Kick
On a Clear Day
Game (Thorndike Literacy Bridge Young Adult)
Handbook for boys
Shooter
A Place Called Heartbreak: A Story of Vietnam (Stories of America)
Riot
Lockdown
Checkmate
Bad Boy: Library Edition
The Cruisers
Dope Sick
Muhammad Ali: The People's Champion