By Walter Dean Myers (2002)
Biography
Walter Dean Myers was searching. He didn’t know where he belonged, couldn’t speak
right, and was always causing trouble. He didn’t choose to be bad because he
wasn’t smart – in fact, reading and writing were his passion – he just wanted
to be noticed and respected. Growing up in 1940s Harlem, Myers drifted in and out
of school and even joined a gang as he struggled to find his identity. Would he become the person he felt society
pushed him to be – or would he defy the odds and become something altogether
different?
Caveat: The main character in this story does not always
make the right choices. Many of the decisions he makes are rebellious, sometimes
even dangerous. He doesn’t alter reality; he simply tells his story – the good
and the bad – and allows his readers to form their own opinions. Be sure to
know your reader before recommending this moving coming of age story.
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