BOOKS by Walter Dean Myers

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1	Monster more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Steve Harmon is a 16-year-old who has been accused of being an accomplice in the murder of a convenience-store owner in Harlem. An aspiring filmmaker, he decides to document his experiences and record everything that happens to him, from his appearances in court to the atrocities of jail. The book asks readers to be both a witness and a juror, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sunrise Over Fallujah more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Robin "Birdy" Perry, a new army recruit from Harlem, isn't quite sure why he joined the army, but he's sure where he's headed: Iraq. Birdy and the others in the Civilian Affairs Battalion are supposed to help secure and stabilize the country and successfully interact with the Iraqi people. Officially, the code name for their maneuvers is Operation ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.78! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Slam! more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Slam, a teenager living in Harlem, adapts to life in a new school as he dreams of becoming a professional basketball player. At his new school Slam begins to learn that if he truly plans to succeed in life, he must have the dedication to excel in all aspects of school--not just on the basketball court. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.73! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Fallen Angels more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist An account of the Vietnam War as told by a young African American foot soldier. Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry enlists in the Army as a means of escaping what he sees as his dead end life in Harlem. He arrives in Vietnam in 1967 and quickly discovers the horrible reality of war and the true meaning of friendship and survival. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Beast more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist A bright boy named Spoon takes full advantage of the opportunity when a scholarship to a Connecticut prep school gives him the chance to leave his Harlem neighborhood. Hoping to get into an Ivy League school, Spoon concentrates on his studies and doesn't return home until his Christmas break. What he finds when he returns surprises and saddens him ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist This thorough biography explores the life of the civil rights leader from his birth in 1925 to his assassination 40 years later. Along the way, Malcolm X's life is presented in a factual yet spirited manner that clearly shows how his difficult childhood inspired him to seek equality for all black people. Myers doesn't evade the problematic aspects ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Journal Scott Pendleton Collins: A World War II Soldier, Normandy, France 1944 more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist A seventeen-year-old soldier from central Virginia records his experiences in a journal as his regiment takes part in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and subsequent battles to liberate France. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Street Love more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist A "New York Times" bestselling author delivers an evocative, edgy tale of star-crossed urban love, set to a Shakespearean Harlem beat. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Scorpions more books like this by Myers add to wishlist Jamal is afraid of the gang that rules his neighborhood, especially since it landed his older brother Randy in jail. But Randy wants the 12-year-old Jamal to take his place as the leader of the Scorpions. Even though his mother, sister, and best friend Tito try to talk him out of it, Jamal tries to be a stand-in for his brother. Violence soon ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Dope Sick more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Lil J's broke and needs some cash. But a drug deal goes wrong, and now the cops are after him. Hiding and getting dope sick from his latest high, Lil J would do anything to change the last 24 hours. Maybe he can, in the new novel by "New York Times"-bestselling author Myers. see all copies from $5.20! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	Hoops more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Seventeen-year-old basketball star Lonnie Jackson is wary of committing himself to anyone --especially adults--so he doesn't trust his new basketball coach former pro-ball player Cal Jones. But basketball is his life--could it be his way out of Harlem, despite his coach? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.14! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Greatest: Muhammad Ali more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist In this biography of Cassius Clay, the Olympic gold medal-winning boxer better known as Muhammad Ali, the author explores Ali's childhood, his affiliation with the Nation of Islam, and his refusal to serve in the Vietnam War. Also discussed are the many hazards of boxing--a sport now associated with Ali's falling victim to Parkinson's disease. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.18! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Jazz more books like this by Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers (Illustrator) add to wishlist From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie--and every style in between--this collection of energetic poems, accompanied by bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the American art form, jazz. Full color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	145th Street: Short Stories more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist This "Boston Globe-Horn Book" Honor Book is a wrenchingly honest collection of stories set on one block of 145th Street in Harlem. Readers get to know the oldest resident; the cop on the beat; fine Peaches and her girl, Squeezie; Monkeyman; Benny, a fighter on the way to a knockout; and other residents who jump off the page and pull readers into ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Glory Field more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Two hundred and fifty years in the life of an African-American family, from the slavery era up to the present. The story begins when 11-year-old Muhammad Bilal is kidnapped from his home in West Africa, transported to the U.S. on a slave ship, and sold to the owner of a planation in South Carolina. In the generations that follow, Muhammad's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Bad Boy: A Memoir more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Myers, the Coretta Scott King Award-wining author of such books as ME, MOP & THE MOONDANCE KID, NOW IS YOUR TIME! THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM, and SCORPIONS shares the story of his own childhood. Raised by a loving foster family in the Harlem section of New York City, Myers nonetheless had a difficult adolescence and is he blunt ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.54! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Somewhere in the Darkness more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist With his mother dead and his father in prison, 14-year-old Jimmy Little has been living with family friend, Mama Jean. When Jimmy's father, Crab, escapes from the prison hospital, he comes in search of his son in an effort to re-establish their relationship. Crab takes Jimmy on a journey through Chicago and Arkansas in search of the man he hopes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Game more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist A "New York Times" bestselling author and National Book Award finalist delivers this novel about a high-school basketball player looking for success on and off the court. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.89! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in Victorian England more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Biography of the African princess saved from execution and taken to England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and where she lived for a time before marrying an African missionary. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom: A Thirst for Freedom more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist In 1839, the slave ship "Amistad" set sail on a short voyage from one end of Cuba to the other. During the journey, the illegally enslaved Africans revolted and seized control of the ship. Hoping to sail back to Africa, the passengers wound up in America where they were put on trial. In "The Amistad Affair", Newbery Honor author Walter Dean Myers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Brothers T. J. and Moondance have been adopted, but their friend Mop is still at the orphanage. Can they get her adopted by Miss Kennedy, who coaches the Elks, the baseball team they all play on? see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Outside Shot more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist High school senior Lonnie Jackson sees his basketball scholarship as a golden opportunity to escape his poor neighborhood in Harlem. But college turns out to be much more difficult than he anticipates. The classes are tough, and the pressure of playing high-stakes basketball is compounded by a local gambler who wants Lonnie to fix games for him. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.33! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Shooter more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Last year high school student Len Gray killed one of his classmates and then committed suicide. Since that time, the community has been trying to come to terms with the aftermath of Len's actions while also attempting to understand why he would commit such a crime. Via transcribed FBI interviews with Len's friends Cameron and Carla, and Len's own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Handbook for Boys more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist Jimmy and Kevin could really use a guide for life. Their activities almost land them in juvenile detention until Duke employs them in his Harlem barbershop. Duke has rule for everything. But is he offering good advice or just more aggravation? Ages 9+. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.34! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom more books like this by Walter Dean Myers add to wishlist The story of the 1839 rebellion on the slave ship "Amistad" is told for young readers. In a bloody struggle, the African captives aboard the ship rebelled against their kidnappers and declared mutiny. While trying to sail the ship home to Africa, they accidentally ended up in New York and were imprisoned. Illustrations. see all copies from $6.36! new only from $28.24! \| first editions

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