Bad boy : a memoir by Myers, Walter Dean 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2008)

BTSB #: P00344 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 13-18   


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Subjects: Myers, Walter Dean,|d1937- - Childhood and youth African American authors - Biography Children's stories - Authorship American authors

Summary: Biography of Walter Dean Myers which describes the details of his Harlem childhood in the 1940s and 1950s: a loving home life with his adopted parents, Bible school, street games, and the vitality of his neighborhood. Although Walter spent much of his time either getting into trouble or on the basketball court, secretly he was a voracious reader and an aspiring writer.

Opening the road : Victor Hugo Green and his green book by Dawson, Keila V. 

BTSB Prebound(Beaming Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 264109 Available

Dewey: 305.896/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5.3 LG Lexile: 870 AD

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Subjects: Green, Victor H African Americans - Travel - History|y20th century African American automobile drivers - History|y20th century Automobile travel - United States - History|y20th century Segregation in transportation - United States - History|y20th century African American authors - Biography

Summary: A nonfiction picture book about The Green Book, a travel guide for African Americans during segregation, and the man who wrote it.

Walter Dean Myers [Children's authors]by Wheeler, Jill C. 

BTSB Prebound(Abdo, 2015)

BTSB #: 937701 Available

Dewey: 813/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG Lexile: 670

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Subjects: Myers, Walter Dean,|d1937-2014 American authors|y20th century - Biography African American authors - Biography

Summary: A biography of Walter Dean Myers, including his childhood in Harlem, his difficulty in school with a speech impediment, the inspiration behind his winning titles, and more.