What They Found, Walter Dean Myers
What They Found, Walter Dean Myers
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What They Found
Love on 145th Street

Author: Walter Dean Myers

Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Amanda Alcántara, Tyla Collier, William DeMeritt, James Fouhey, Khaya Fraites, Brandon Gill, JaQwan J. Kelly, Kamali Minter, Karen Murray, Emana Rachelle, Heather Alicia Simms, Shayna Small

Unabridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/09/2023

Synopsis

By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster–a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation–this story take us back to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places.

Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the "good daughter" who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion.

AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS:
New York Times Bestselling Author
3-Time National Book Award Finalist
Michael L. Printz Award
5 Coretta Scott King Awards
2 Newbery Honors
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (2012-2013)
Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement
Children’s Literature Legacy Award

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 received 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 Awardees. 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 Jennifer on November 18, 2012

Reviewed by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com I really enjoyed 145TH STREET: SHORT STORIES when it came out quite a few years ago, so I was anxious to read this new collection of stories. Once again, Walter Dean Myers takes readers into the world on 145th Street. WHAT THEY FOUND r......more

Goodreads review by Kate on December 17, 2008

A collection of short stories from one of the great authors. These stories are all about love; husband-wife; parent-child; siblings; neighbors and friends. The stories work great separately for readings and also paint one large mosaic picture of Harlem and this community. Readers who liked Street Lo......more

Goodreads review by Fats on February 11, 2018

This is a companion to Walter Dean Myers' 145th Street: Short Stories. By the time I received my copy of What They Found: Love on 145th Street and found out about the former, it was already too late. Although I wasn't impressed by the first story in What They Found, the stories that followed got be......more

Goodreads review by David on November 19, 2015

Considering there wasn't even a hint of a talking rodent, robot or spaceship in this book, I liked it a lot. Linked short stories - some heart-breakingly sad, some light and funny. A major character in one story might be a minor character in the next. And available as an ebook from the Ottawa Public L......more

Goodreads review by A. L. on November 18, 2018

Despite having heard good things about this book for quite some time, this was my first reading of What They Found: Love on 145th Street by Walter Dean Myers. The work managed to do a spectacular job portraying the endless variations that love takes, while also exploring a wide range of characters......more

Quotes

Starred Review, Booklist, June 1 & 15, 2007:
"Hope lies in what the book title says, finding love and community."
—Hazel Rochman

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007:
"Gently told, beautifully modulated, these stories go straight to the heart."

Starred Review, School Library Journal, August 2007:
"Rich in both character and setting, these urban tales combine heartbreak and hope into a vivid tableau of a community. A priority purchase for all libraries, especially those in urban settings."
—Chris Shoemaker, New York Public Library

Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2007:
"Grippingly honest ... an extensive and multifaceted look at the culturally nuanced dynamics of finding, holding, and letting go of love."

Awards

  • Kirkus Reviews Editor Choice Award
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