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Walter Dean Myers
(1937 - 2014)aka Stacie Johnson
Walter Dean Myers was a writer of children's and young adult literature. He was born in West Virginia in 1937, but spent most of his childhood and young adulthood in Harlem. Suffering with a speech impediment, Myers cultivated a love of writing poetry and short stories and he acquired an early love of reading.
Awards: Printz (2000) see all
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children's Fiction
Series
Arrow Adventures
Adventure in Granada (1985)
The Hidden Shrine (1985)
Ambush in the Amazon (1986)
Duel in the Desert (1986)
Adventure in Granada (1985)
The Hidden Shrine (1985)
Ambush in the Amazon (1986)
Duel in the Desert (1986)
18 Pine St
Sort of Sisters (1992)
The Party (1992)
The Prince (1992)
The Test (1992)
Sky Man (1993)
Fashion By Tasha (1993)
Intensive Care (1993)
Dangerous Games (1993)
Cindy's Baby (1993)
Kwame's Girl (1994)
Diary (1994)
Taking Sides (1994)
Sort of Sisters (1992)
The Party (1992)
The Prince (1992)
The Test (1992)
Sky Man (1993)
Fashion By Tasha (1993)
Intensive Care (1993)
Dangerous Games (1993)
Cindy's Baby (1993)
Kwame's Girl (1994)
Diary (1994)
Taking Sides (1994)
Novels
The Dancers (1972)
Fly, Jimmy, Fly! (1974)
Victory for Jamie (1977)
Brainstorm (1977)
Mojo and the Russians (1977)
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff (1978)
It Ain't All for Nothin' (1978)
The Black Pearl and the Ghost (1980)
The Legend of Tarik (1981)
Hoops (1981)
Won't Know Till I Get There (1982)
The Nicholas Factor (1983)
Tales of a Dead King (1983)
The Young Landlords (1984)
The Outside Shot (1984)
Motown and Didi (1984)
Sweet Illusions (1986)
Crystal (1987)
The Fallen Angels (1988)
Scorpions (1988)
Me, Mop & Moondance (1988)
The Mouse Rap (1990)
Somewhere in the Darkness (1992)
Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights (1992)
The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner (1992)
Darnell Rock Reporting (1994)
The Glory Field (1994)
Shadow of the Red Moon (1995)
Slam! (1996)
Monster (1999)
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins (1999)
Journal of Biddy Owens (2001)
The Gifts We Bring #1 (2001)
Three Swords for Granada (2002)
Handbook for Boys (2002)
The Gifts We Bring #2 (2002)
Fighter (2003)
Dream Bearer (2003)
The Beast (2003)
Shooter (2004)
Autobiography of My Dead Brother (2005)
Street Love (2006)
Harlem Summer (2007)
Game (2008)
Sunrise Over Fallujah (2008)
Dope Sick (2009)
Riot (2009)
Lockdown (2010)
Kick (2011) (with Ross Workman)
Carmen (2011)
All the Right Stuff (2012)
Darius & Twig (2013)
Invasion (2013)
On a Clear Day (2014)
Juba! (2015)
Fly, Jimmy, Fly! (1974)
Victory for Jamie (1977)
Brainstorm (1977)
Mojo and the Russians (1977)
Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff (1978)
It Ain't All for Nothin' (1978)
The Black Pearl and the Ghost (1980)
The Legend of Tarik (1981)
Hoops (1981)
Won't Know Till I Get There (1982)
The Nicholas Factor (1983)
Tales of a Dead King (1983)
The Young Landlords (1984)
The Outside Shot (1984)
Motown and Didi (1984)
Sweet Illusions (1986)
Crystal (1987)
The Fallen Angels (1988)
Scorpions (1988)
Me, Mop & Moondance (1988)
The Mouse Rap (1990)
Somewhere in the Darkness (1992)
Mop, Moondance, and the Nagasaki Knights (1992)
The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner (1992)
Darnell Rock Reporting (1994)
The Glory Field (1994)
Shadow of the Red Moon (1995)
Slam! (1996)
Monster (1999)
The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins (1999)
Journal of Biddy Owens (2001)
The Gifts We Bring #1 (2001)
Three Swords for Granada (2002)
Handbook for Boys (2002)
The Gifts We Bring #2 (2002)
Fighter (2003)
Dream Bearer (2003)
The Beast (2003)
Shooter (2004)
Autobiography of My Dead Brother (2005)
Street Love (2006)
Harlem Summer (2007)
Game (2008)
Sunrise Over Fallujah (2008)
Dope Sick (2009)
Riot (2009)
Lockdown (2010)
Kick (2011) (with Ross Workman)
Carmen (2011)
All the Right Stuff (2012)
Darius & Twig (2013)
Invasion (2013)
On a Clear Day (2014)
Juba! (2015)
Collections
Brown Angels (poems) (1993)
Glorious Angels (poems) (1995)
Smiffy Blue Ace Crime Detective (1996)
Harlem : A Poem (poems) (1997)
145th Street (2000)
One Hundred Forty-Fifth Street Stories (2001)
A Time to Love (2003)
Here in Harlem (poems) (2004)
What They Found (2007)
New York Draft Riot Poetry (poems) (2009)
Glorious Angels (poems) (1995)
Smiffy Blue Ace Crime Detective (1996)
Harlem : A Poem (poems) (1997)
145th Street (2000)
One Hundred Forty-Fifth Street Stories (2001)
A Time to Love (2003)
Here in Harlem (poems) (2004)
What They Found (2007)
New York Draft Riot Poetry (poems) (2009)
Novellas and Short Stories
Series contributed to
Plays show
Picture Books show
Graphic Novels show
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Walter Dean Myers
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