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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 .
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Walter Dean Myers (1937–2014), African American author of young adult literature; Walter Kendall Myers (born 1937), spy for Cuba who worked for the United States State Department; Walter Myers (physician) (1872–1901), British physician, toxicologist and parasitologist; Walter Myers Jr. (1914–1967), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
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.
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]
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