Blogs about: Walter Dean Myers
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Censorship Revisited
Read enough books for teens and you’re bound to eventually find a few that have been censored. The latest to come to my attention is Monster by Walter Dean Myers. This 1999 novel, which utilizes… more →
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Censorship Revisited
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wrote 1 day ago: Read enough books for teens and you’re bound to eventually find a few that have been censored. … more →
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri
wrote 1 day ago: In August of 1994, 11-year-old Robert “Yummy” Sandifer — nicknamed for his love of sweets — fired a … more →
Have high school literature classes retrogressed?
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wrote 1 week ago: The verdict is in from NPR: young people read crap. Another story from the same source: audience … more →
48-Hour Book Challenge: Finish Line!
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wrote 1 week ago: I finished three more books within my 48 hours! Of course it helps that two of them were graphic nov … more →
48-Hour Book Challenge: Books in the Wild
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wrote 1 week ago: Even though I was excited about the 48-Hour Book Challenge, it also seemed like a shame to spend a w … more →
Reading is not Optional
wrote 1 week ago: via … more →
48-Hour Book Challenge!
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wrote 1 week ago: Guess what your super cool librarians are doing this weekend? Participating in the 48-Hour Book Chal … more →
Presenting. . .BEA!
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Hi! So a couple weeks ago I was in NYC for few days. What for? BEA of course! BEA, a.k.a. Book Expo … more →
Bullying books: "Shooter"
wrote 2 weeks ago: Shooter by Walter Dean Myers Myers does his usual good job with a tough topic. The book opens as a … more →
Bullying Books: "Shooter"
wrote 2 weeks ago: Shooter by Walter Dean Myers Myers does his usual good job with a tough topic. The book opens as a … more →
50 Books That Changed Our Lives
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wrote 3 weeks ago: I read this article in May’s Real Simple magazine: <a href=”http://www.realsimple.com … more →
Keeping Books In The Air in Gaithersburg
wrote 3 weeks ago: Gaithersburg Juggler May 18 was the Gaithersburg Book Festival–a great affair with thousands o … more →
Writer's Spotlight: Walter Dean Myers
wrote 4 weeks ago: google images Who: Walter Dean Myers Young Adult Author What: Writer’s Spotlight Mini Bio: Mye … more →
Walter Dean Myers keeps the spirit and legacy of Frederick Douglass alive
wrote 4 weeks ago: Walter Dean Myers and John Muller at the 2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival. Photo by Gordon Yu. … more →
Top Ten Books That Deal with Tough Subjects
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wrote 1 month ago: Check out The Broke and the Bookish for information on how to participate in the Top Ten Tuesday! I … more →
BEA 2013: Day 1 Priorities
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wrote 1 month ago: In this installment of BEA posts, I have finally begun to really narrow down my initial list of the … more →
Grimes and Rowe Read a Book: Monster
wrote 1 month ago: Title: Monster Written by: Walter Dean Myers Series: N/A Publisher: Amistad Publish Date: 2004 Genre … more →
Mistakes are just Lessons in Life
wrote 1 month ago: By: SDLR What happens when you’re twelve years old, your nineteen year old brother is in jail, … more →
for a teenager with a dream.
wrote 1 month ago: Walter Dean Myers’s Darius & Twig (HarperCollins, $17.99, out today) packs a lot of big th … more →
