Bad Boy
A Memoir
by Walter Dean Myers

Description:

In his own words...

As a boy, Walter Dean Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously-he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer. But growing up in a poor family in Harlem, his hope for a successful future diminished as he came to realize fully the class and racial struggles that surrounded him. He began to doubt himself and the values that he had always relied on, attending high school less and less, turning to the streets and his books for comfort.

In a memoir that is gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers travels back to his roots in the magical world of Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. Here is the story of one of the strongest voices in young people's literature today.

Bad Boy
A Memoir
by Walter Dean Myers

ISBN: 9780064472883
ISBN-10: 0064472884
Publisher: Amistad/HarperTempest (HarperCollins)
Publication Date: 2002
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Book Type: New

This book is also available in a Hardcover edition: Bad Boy [HC]