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0756987970

9780756987978

01 May 2008

309

12 to 17

07 to 12

0.27

17.8 x 12.4 x 2.3

650

Born in Marinsburg, West Virginia in 1937, Walter Dean Myers is one of the premier authors of books for children. His mother died very early in his life-an event that propelled him into experiences that later influenced him to write. It was difficult for Myers' father to raise eight children alone, and eventually, a nearby couple, Herbert and Florence Dean, took in three-year old Walter and moved to Harlem, New York. "Harlem became my home and the place where my first impressions of the world were set," says Myers. <BR>As a child, Myers went to school in his neighborhood and attended bible sch