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Fallen Angels Study Guide consists of approx. 48 pages of summaries and analysis on Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers.This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places,… more

Walter Dean Myers tells it like it is in his award-winning novels about urban teenagers with real problems. With humor and a keen ear for dialogue, Myers creates characters that speak directly to today’s teens. As a young reader, Myers coul… more

WALTER DEAN MYERS returns to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places. Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn’t want to fight, and Let… more

Eighth grade is hard enough, but when you’re a Cruiser, you’re really put to the test. The launch of a new middle-grade series from bestselling award-winner Walter Dean Myers.Zander and his friends, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi start their … more

An urban novel with the power and intensity of Walter Dean Myers’s books Sean is Justin’s best friend - or at least Justin thought he was. But lately Sean has been acting differently. He’s been telling lies, getting into trouble at school,… more

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, an… more

This detailed summary and analysis of Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, includes an overall plot summary, an individual summary and analysis for each chapter, and discussion questions.Learn about 16 year-old Steve Harmon and how he ended up in… more

The Glory Field Study Guide consists of approx. 59 pages of summaries and analysis on The Glory Field by Walter Dean Myers. This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Pl… more

When I first got to Progress, it freaked me out to be locked in a room and unable to get out. But after a while, when you got to thinking about it, you knew nobody could get in, either.It seems as if the only progress that’s going on at Pro… more

Walter Dean Myers, acclaimed author of African American books for children and young adults, published his first book, Where Does the Day Go? in 1969. He is most widely known for his coming-of-age novels including the Newbery Honor books Sc… more

The itch starts when things get too heavy for Lil J. Skin popping or stealing pain pills from his mom help him relax. But Lil J’s focus is wandering because money is short, and his man Rico knows a way to make some quick cash. It’s supposed… more

After writing more than one hundred books, it still amazes me that I have been lucky enough to spend most of my life doing what I truly love: writing.What makes a writer? The desire to tell a story, a love of language, an eye for detail, pr… more

For the very first time in his decades-long career writing for teens, acclaimed and beloved author Walter Dean Myers writes with a teen, Ross Workman.Kevin Johnson is thirteen years old. And heading for juvie. He’s a good kid, a great frien… more

Jimmy and Kevin could really use a guide to life. Their activities almost land them in juvenile detention until Duke employs them in his Harlem barbershop. Duke has rules for everything. But is he offering good advice or just more aggravati… more

From Walter Dean Myers comes a powerful and timely novel about the heroics and horror of war–a gripping companion to FALLEN ANGELS.Robin “Birdy” Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, isn’t quite sure why he joined the army, but he’s sure… more

As the Civil War rages, another battle breaks out behind the lines. During a long hot July in 1863, the worst race riots the United States has ever seen erupt in New York City. Earlier that year, desperate for more Union soldiers, Presi… more

Newbery and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Walter Dean Myers’s the WWII JOURNAL OF SCOTT PENDLETON COLLINS is now available in paperback, with an exciting repackaging!Following in the footsteps of his father and great-grandfather, … more

Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I’ll call it what the lady who is the prosecutor called me. MONST… more

Walter Dean Myers has always written about teens, and now for the first time ever he has teamed up with a teen writer, Ross Workman, for this collaboration about a teen star soccer player and the cop assigned as his mentor.Kevin Johnson is … more

An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of best-selling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg’s The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. For more than twenty-five years, the illustration… more