 Walter Dean Myers was born in West Virginia in 1937 but spent most of his childhood and young adult life in Harlem. He was raised by foster parents and remembers a happy but tumultuous life while going through his own teen years. He is an award-winning author of teen novels, exploring life's big questions.
Biography of an African princess taken to England.
Jesse lives in Harlem and uses his sketch book to express his feelings.
Walter tells his story about struggling to make a life for himself that's not bound by his race.
Anthony's left his poverty-filled neighbourhood of Harlem behind him while he attends a prestigious prep school in Connecticut.
Crystal struggles to be an ordinary teen, while her career as a fashion model takes off.
A family's history over 200 years.
A profile of one of the world's greatest boxers.
Walter has also written a couple of biographies of Malcolm X:
Malcolm X: by any means necessary: a biography
Malcolm X: a fire burning brightly
Was Steve really the lookout who gave the 'all clear' to the murderer, or was he just in the wrong place at the wrong time?
A history of the Africa-American struggle for equality and freedom.
A hard-hitting and realistic view of life in Harlem, told by the folks who live there. There's death, marriage, gang warfare, good luck, bad luck, and friendships. There's love that's so deep nothing can stop it.
Interviews and articles tell the story of a school shooting.
16-year-old Greg 'Slam' Harris can do it all on the basketball court. His grades aren't so hot, though. And when his teachers jam his troubles in his face, Slam blows up. He never doubted himself on the court until he found himself going one on one with his future.
A story, in free verse, set in Harlem against a background of gangs and poverty.
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