Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers
ISBN-10
1420511777
ISBN-13
9781420511772
Series
Walter Dean Myers
Category
Young Adult Nonfiction
Pages
96
Language
English
Published
2014-01-30
Publisher
Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Author
Elizabeth Hoover

Description

Walter Dean Myers was a prolific author, penning over one hundred young adult and children's books. According to the American Library Association, Myers won the Coretta Scott King Book Award six times. This informative edition covers the life of author Walter Dean Myers. The book spans Myers' troubled childhood in Harlem, through his rise as an editor at a publishing house, and finally delves into his work as an author. Readers will learn about how Myers overcame racism and learning disabilities to ?become an award-winning author.

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