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About Walter Dean Myers
American writer
Walter Dean Myers was an American writer best known for young adult literature. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and raised in Harlem, New York City, he became one of the most widely read voices in writing for younger readers. Myers wrote more than one hundred books, including picture books and nonfiction. His work was shaped by a difficult childhood, and teachers encouraged him to use writing as a way to express himself. He won the Coretta Scott King Award five times. His 1988 novel Fallen Angels drew attention for its adult language and its realistic view of the Vietnam War.
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Books by Walter Dean Myers
Monster
2004
The Harlem Hellfighters
2005
Bad Boy
2008
Fallen angels
1999
Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid
2008