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Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia , but was raised in Harlem , New York City .
The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature, known as "The Walters,” was created by the American nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) in 2014, and the inaugural award was presented in 2016. [1]
Firekeeper's Daughter is a young adult novel by Angeline Boulley, published March 16, 2021, by Henry Holt and Co. The book is a New York Times best seller [1] and won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel in 2022. [2] The sequel, Warrior Girl Unearthed, was published in 2023.
Crystal is a young adult novel by Walter Dean Myers.It was first published in 1987 and later republished by Amistad in 2002. The book focuses on Crystal Brown, a 16-year-old African American girl who is destined for stardom when she lands a contract with a modeling agency.
Somewhere in the Darkness is a 1992 young adult realistic fiction novel written by Walter Dean Myers. It was published by Scholastic inc. The novel was a Newbery Honor Award and a Coretta Scott King honor award.
Motown and Didi is a realistic fiction novel by Walter Dean Myers. It was first published in 1984 by Viking . It is centered on two African-American lovers living in Harlem , New York City, as they navigate life in the ghetto life and their romantic relationship.
Fallen Angels is a 1988 young-adult novel written by Walter Dean Myers, about the Vietnam War.It won the 1988 Coretta Scott King Award. Fallen Angels is listed as number 16 in the American Library Association's list of 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990–2000 due to its use of profanity and realistic depiction of the war.