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When he was three years old, his mother died and his father sent him to live with herbert and florence dean. Its 1925 and mark purvis is a 16yearold with a summer to kill. Myers examines several significant themes throughout his novel slam, including friendship, teamwork, education, sports, and making the right choices in life. Sep 24, 20 walter dean myers brilliantly renders the realities of world war ii. Walter dean myers, a bestselling childrens book author whose crystalline prose often depicted the gritty lives of young people, died on tuesday in manhattan. Slam will make the team but his worries wont end there. He was born in martinsburg, west virginia, but was raised in harlem, new york city. Sep 20, 20 greg slam harris can play basketball, period. The story revolves around the efforts of seventeen yearold greg slam harris to play basketball, while maintaining his. The following are 20 important events from the novel slam by walter dean myers the novel opens with the school principal of slams new school, mr.
He dropped out of high school and enlisted in the army at the age of 17. Hes quick enough to handle the point guard slot and, as his tag implies, he can slam dunk at will. Buy monster by walter dean myers online at alibris. Walter dean myers delivers a humorous, actionpacked historical novel set during the harlem renaissance. He wrote more than one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction, and was best known for young adult literature. Walter dean myers is the critically acclaimed author of more than 85 books for children and young adults. He is the critically acclaimed new york times bestselling author an awardwinning body of work which includes, somewhere in the darkness, slam. Walter dean myers author 19372014walter dean myers s fiction and nonfiction books have reached millions of young people. Walter dean myers, a prolific author of more than one hundred titles, wrote two newbery honor books, eleven coretta scott king award winners, three national book award finalists, and the winner of the first michael l. Leaving his best friend ice behind, slam transfers to a topnotch academic school and is easily the best player on the basketball team.
The only difference between on the court and off it is that everybody is in the game off the court. Their whole lives are ahead of them, yet at the same time, deaths whisper is everywhere. The book hoops is an incredible story that focuses on the fact that a man may have many challenges in life, economic or otherwise, but there is always a way out. The freedom of expression theyve enjoyed by publishing their own school newspaper, the cruiser, has spread all the way to england, where kids from a school across the pond are now contributors to their own schools most talkedabout publication. A prolific author of more than one hundred titles, he received every major award in the field of childrens literature. Walter dean myers was the new york times bestselling author of monster, the winner of the first michael l. Walter dean myers, a prolific author of more than one hundred titles, wrote two newbery honor books, eleven coretta scott king award winners, three national book award finalists, and the. Walter dean myerss fiction and nonfiction books have reached millions of young people.
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He has the moves on the court but when he finds himself going oneonone with his own future, will he make the right move. He is the critically acclaimed new york times bestselling author an awardwinning. This engaging historical novel is based on the true story of the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, william henry lane, who. Hoops by walter dean myers overdrive rakuten overdrive. Josiah wedgewood and marcus perry are on their way to an uncertain future. Walter dean myers s cruisers series keeps going strong.
Greg slam harris is justly proud of his game, but he realizes that nba daydreams dont cut it in the classrooms of his new south bronx magnet school and that the tough talk that serves him so well on the street only. Walter dean myers brilliantly renders the realities of world war ii. His notable works include fallen angels, monster, crystal, and scorpions. Walter dean myers is to be named the national ambassador for young peoples literature. Slam lives in harlem and attends the prestigious magnet school latimer in the south bronx. For the best answers, search on this site in the novel monster, written by walter dean myers, we can learn from steve harmons experiences that. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slam. Walter dean myers, a bestselling childrens book author whose crystalline prose often depicted the gritty lives of young people, died on. Walter dean myers was born on august 12, 1937 in martinsberg, west virginia. Walter dean myerss ideas for more than 70 books for young people come from his own background and interests.
Lonnie, the main character of the story, realizes that the game of basketball is his great opportunity to escape all the struggles that he faces. This engaging historical novel is based on the true story of the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, william henry lane, who influenced todays tap. A novel 2015 walter dean myerss last novel, delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as master juba, who lived in the nineteenth century. Myers received every single major award in the field of childrens literature. Author walter dean myers is the 2019 childrens literature legacy award winner. Walter dean myers has 180 books on goodreads with 280388 ratings. Walter dean myers was a writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature. The only difference between on the court and off it is that everybody is in the game off the. He won numerous awards for his works, including five coretta scott king awards for african american authors. A prolific author of more than one hundred titles, he received. In new york times bestselling author walter dean myerss last novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as master juba, who lived in the.
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