Recorded Books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. Novel, followed by narratives and excerpts from related stories and a biographical sketch of the author. įollows a family"s two hundred forty-one year history, from the capture of an African boy in the 1750s through the lives of his descendants, as their dreams and circumstances lead them away from and back to the small plot of land in South Carolina that they call the Glory Field.
Printz Award, two Newbery Medal Honor Book Awards, and two nominations for the National Book Award.By Holt, Rinehart and Winston in Austin. His books have been translated into many languages, and he is the winner of numerous awards including the Coretta Scott King Award (more times than any author in the history of the award), the first Michael L. In his attempt to combat negative attitudes and stereotypes, Walter Dean Myers has produced an extraordinary body of work that includes picture books, poetry, screenplays, historical fiction, and factual books that depict the beauty, the struggle and the pride of the African American people and culture. Written in 1999, it alternates between traditional narrative, journal entries, and a film script as the sixteen-year-old protagonist writes a screenplay depicting his life in prison while awaiting trial for his role in an armed robbery. Printz Award, was also a National Book Award Finalist and a New York Times best seller. Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. By exploring the decisions and the values of today's young people, Myers' urban novels help readers to examine their inner selves and offer a sense of hope and dignity to young readers. Myers' life experiences - time spent in inner-city playgrounds, classrooms, youth detention centers, and prisons - provide a legitimate perspective on many of the issues facing today's youth. But even more, I want to show them in the universal setting for love and meaning that we all experience." To show them living within their own cultural heritage, yes. He expains, "I want to humanize the people I depict.
Writing not only helped Myers to overcome his speech problems, but it proved to be a way of establishing his understanding of humanity in a culture that often failed the less fortunate. He began writing poems and short stories and discovered solace in books. His writing career was launched at the age of nine when a teacher suggested that he write to express himself. Raised in a foster home, he often displayed aggressive behavior in response to being teased about his speech impediment. Walter Dean Myers uses his own life experiences growing up in Harlem, New York in the 1940s and 1950s as the background for his writing.
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