Bad Boy, Walter Dean Myers
Bad Boy, Walter Dean Myers
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Bad Boy
A Memoir

Author: Walter Dean Myers

Narrator: Joe Morton

Unabridged: 4 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 02/22/2005

Synopsis

A classic memoir that's gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading—an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a so-called ""bad boy"" in Harlem in the 1940s.As a boy, 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 (and he eventually succeeded).But as his hope for a successful future diminished, the values he had been taught at home, in school, and in his community seemed worthless, and he turned to the streets and to his books for comfort.Don’t miss this memoir by New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers, one of the most important voices of our time. 

About Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave on July 24, 2019

I read this memoir in conjunction with Myers’ Monster recently, at the suggestion of one of my students, and with a group of them. It pairs nicely with that book, since in both books Myers explores issues of race and identity. He writes about growing up in the 1940s and 1950s in Harlem, not interest......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on February 01, 2011

What a surprise! What a find! I got Walter Dean Myers' memoir "Bad Boy" for fifty cents in the kids' section at a church rummage sale Saturday. I thought I was buying it to add to my small, yet growing, classroom library. And many of my students have read Myers' "Monster." Though kids might enjoy lea......more

Goodreads review by Vergeldt on February 13, 2009

I some what enjoyed htis book. that is impressive because i would only read military books and this one was thurally enjoyable. i do recememd reading this book. if you enjoy books about a young boys struggle to read while growing up on the streets in a poor family in Harlem. as a young boy walter mye......more

Goodreads review by Koz on November 05, 2014

In one word: Important. You need to read this book right now if you are any or all of the following: 1. A writer 2. A parent 3. A teenager 4. A former teenager 5. A teacher Myers' book "Monster" is required reading in a lot of secondary English classes, but I haven't heard of "Bad Boy" being on many lists.......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on February 23, 2020

This was an interesting read but it didn't grab me as much as I expected. It came highly recommended and I did get a sense of growing up in Harlem in the fifties and sixties but I never found a connection to any of the characters and I struggled to finish the book. There was one observation that I r......more

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