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Walter Dean Myers de Myrna Dee Marler

Walter Dean Myers: Teen Reads: Student Companions to Young Adult Literature

Autor Myrna Dee Marler
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 mai 2008
Walter Dean Myers, acclaimed author of African American books for children and young adults, published his first book, Where Does the Day Go? in 1969. He is most widely known for his coming-of-age novels including the Newbery Honor books Scorpions (1989) and Somewhere in the Darkness (1993). A prolific author of both fiction and nonfiction, novels and historical works examined here include Fallen Angels, The Glory Field, Monster and Shooters.

Myers has written over 70 books, the most recent also illustrated by his son Christopher. He volunteers at local schools to encourage students in their reading and writing.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780313336287
ISBN-10: 0313336288
Pagini: 216
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Seria Teen Reads: Student Companions to Young Adult Literature

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE HIS LIFE SO FAR: HARLEM, FAMILY, ENGLISH TEACHERS, AND BASKETBALL
CHAPTER TWO THE GIVER THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
CHAPTER THREE A HAPPY ACCIDENT: WRITING FOR YOUNG ADULTS
CHAPTER FOUR BASKETBALL AND THE GAME OF LIFE
CHAPTER FIVE AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
CHAPTER SIX THE LIVING ROOM WAR FALLEN ANGELS (1988)
CHAPTER SEVEN ITS A JUNGLE OUT THERE Monster (1999)
CHAPTER EIGHT DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE? SHOOTER (2004)
WALTER DEAN MYERS: AWARDS
WALTER DEAN MYERS: BIBLIOGRAPHY
WORKS CITED

Recenzii

Marler analyzes the life and works of the accomplished author. The first two chapters are devoted to a brief biography and the historical and cultural influences on Myers's writing. The remainder of the volume looks at his books, including comparisons of plots and characters as well as thematic development within each novel. Throughout the book, Marler emphasizes the importance of Myer's writings and their significance to teens facing socioeconomic challenges.
Marler offers personal stories from Myers's life that served as inspiration for his books and may also serve to inspire his young readers. She describes his life growing up with the Harlem family that adopted him as a toddler, the influence of his English teachers, the role that basketball played in keeping him from the temptations of the street, the impact of the Vietnam War, which claimed his brother's life, and his career as a children's book author. Marler addresses the history of African Americans as a way of contextualizing his life and illuminating his historical fiction and nonfiction for young readers. Also in this volume are a series foreward, a preface, a bibliography, and an index.