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Walter Dean Myers

Author

Bio

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Walter Dean Myers Books

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Slam!

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The Greatest: Muhammad Ali

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Juba!

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Taking Aim

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On a Clear Day

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Hoops

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A Time to Break Silence

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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The Get Over

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Darius & Twig

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Tags

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Just Write: Here's How! book cover

Just Write: Here's How!

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All the Right Stuff

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Guys Read: Pirate

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Kick

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Autobiography of My Dead Brother

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Lockdown

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Game

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Street Love

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Crystal

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The Dream Bearer

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