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Stock Photo | | Item Specifics - Children's Books | | | Author: | Walter Dean Myers | | Format: | Hardcover | | | Publisher: | Harpercollins Childrens Books | | Publication Year: | 2001 | | | ISBN-10: | 0060295236 | | Age Level: | -- | | | ISBN-13: | 9780060295233 | | Condition: | -- | | | Subject: | Biography | | | | | | Sub-Category: | -- | | | | | | |
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Description Bad Boy: A Memoir
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Buy SKU: 30721811From bad boy to role model, this is the author's story of his life as a troublemaker and truant while growing up in Harlem in the 1940s and '50s. In his own words, Walter Dean Myers reveals his struggle to find his own way and become a successful writer.| Shipping Method | Shipping Timeframe | Shipping Rate | | Other (Budget) | Usually Ships in 1 to 2 business days
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| Synopsis | Myers, the Coretta Scott King Award-wining author of such books as ME, MOP & THE MOONDANCE KID, NOW IS YOUR TIME! THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, and SCORPIONS shares the story of his own childhood. Raised by a loving foster family in the Harlem section of New York City, Myers nonetheless had a difficult adolescence and is he blunt about his tendency to get into trouble during those years. Readers of Myers' fictional works will see how some real people in his life became the inspirations for some of his most famous characters.
| | Size | | Length: | 214 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in. | | Width: | 6.0 in. | | Thickness: | 1.0 in. | | Weight: | 13.6 oz. |
| | Publisher's Note | Into a memoir that is gripping, funny, heartbreaking, and unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers richly weaves 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. But as his prospects for a successful future diminished, the values he had been taught at home, in school, and in his community seemed worthless, and he turned to the streets and his books for comfort. Here in his own words is the story of one of the strongest voices in children's and young adult literature today.
| | Industry reviews | "Myers is arguably one of he most important writers of children's books of our age...and this glimpse into his own childhood is wonderfully valuable, fascinating, and even inspiring."
Kirkus Reviews (03/15/2001)
"In BAD BOY, Myers's vivid descriptions of his Harlem childhood make readers feel as if they are there with him, while his adolescent descent into despair is described with painful frankness that makes unforgettable, if difficult, reading. Teens who themselves have been labeled 'bad' will find BAD BOY particularly compelling reading, yet Myers's autobiography is a story that can hold any adolescent in thrall."
Washington Post Book World - Karen MacPherson (05/10/2001)
"Intricately juxtaposing, with wit and candor, the richness of midcentury Harlem and the events of his formative years with pertinent historical details, Walter Dean Myers, in his familiar, charming voice, has crafted yet another insightful read."
Robyn Pal-Freeman
"The author's recollections of his young life are both poignant and funny, and his determination to honestly evoke his environment and his own developing character is apparent."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Janice M. Del Negro (09/01/2001)
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