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Bad Boy: A Memoir

By Walter Dean Myers

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
0064472884, 9780064472883, 0060295236, 9780060295233, 0060295244, 9780060295240, 0786275375, 9780786275373, 0606246096, 9780606246095, 0756910498, 9780756910495, 9780061782442
ASIN
B001MYJ3DI
LCC
PS3563.Y48 Z47 2005
Open Library ID
OL24257655M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
872 kB (892482 bytes)
Pages
224\224
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In his own words...As a boy, Walter Dean Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously-he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer. But growing up in a poor family in Harlem, his hope for a successful future diminished as he came to realize fully the class and racial struggles that surrounded him. He began to doubt himself and the values that he had always relied on, attending high school less and less, turning to the streets and his books for comfort.In a memoir that is gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers travels back to his roots in the magical world of Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. Here is the story of one of the strongest voices in young people's literature today.

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