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"We cannot let this history die, nor can we let it fade away. As it has filled me with pride and given me understanding of one group of outstanding soldiers, so it should be passed on to all Americans to appreciate and honor" (from the i...

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A story of star-crossed urban love by two-time National Book Award finalist Walter Dean Myers. Have you ever loved someone from the wrong side of the tracks? Damien has everything going for him. His family wants him to date Roxanne. He falls for J...

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A compelling account. A perfect blend of well-written text and well-executed illustrations. (School Library Journal starred review) Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, together with illustrator Leonard Jenkins, delivers a compelling portrayal ...

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The thing was that me and Rise were blood brothers, but sometimes I really didn't know him. . . . As Jesse fills his sketchbook with drawings and portraits of Rise, he tries to make sense of the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and loss in a n...

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A "New York Times"-bestselling author and National Book Award finalist delivers this novel about a high-school basketball player looking for success on and off the court.

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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 explorationof growing up ...

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Printz Award winner Walter Dean Myers deftly draws a compassionate portrait of a boy's odyssey of self-discovery and the acceptance and empathy for others he learns along the way.David doesn't know what to make of his father, Reuben. His older bro...

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The groundbreaking and widely praisednovel about a school shooting, from the acclaimed author ofMonster. Multiple narratives, a personal journal, and newspaper and police reports add perspective and pull readers into the story."e;"e;Questi...

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Walter Dean Myers enjoys speaking with kids in schools and juvenile detention facilities about writing and making positive decisions. He says, "I have enormous faith in young people." What's it like in juvie jail? Enter the world of...

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New York Times bestselling author and Printz Award winner Walter Dean Myers once again connects with teenagers everywhere in Darius & Twig , a novel about friendship and needing to live one's own dream. This touching and raw teen novel from the au...

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The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence.This Newbery Honor Book will challenge yo...

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A "New York Times"-bestselling author and current National Ambassador of Young People's Literature tackles the social contract from a teen's perspective in one of his most thought-provoking novels to date. Myers weaves together political...

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Lockdownis the powerful tale of fourteen-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a progress center. Living in fear and isolation, Reese begins looking within himself to find a way out of the prison system.Acclaimed autho...

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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 readingan engaging and powerful autobiographical explorationof growing up a...

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Sixteen-year-old Crystal knows she's blessed. She is drop-dead gorgeous and in the beginning stages of a glamorous career as a model in New York City. At first, modeling is exciting. But soon, her life becomes less and less about her, and more and...

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A powerful novel of drugs, violenceand second chances. Dope Sick, from two-time Newbery Honor winner and five-timeCoretta Scott King Awardwinner Walter Dean Myers, belongs on reading lists beside Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and Dear Martin by ...

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"e;We cannot let this history die, nor can we let it fade away. As it has filled me with pride and given me understanding of one group of outstanding soldiers, so it should be passed on to all Americans to appreciate and honor"e; (from the...

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Life in Harlem isn't easy, but Tippy and his grandmother are doing okay. Then Grandma Carrie gets sick, and Tippy goes to live with Lonnie, his father. Lonnie's got his own thing going on, and he doesn't have much room in his life for a son he bar...

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This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial.Presented as a screenplay of Steve's own imagination, and peppered with journal entries...

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You can call me Mouse, 'cause that's my tag I'm into it all, everything's my bag my ace is Styx, he'll always do Add Bev and Sheri, and you got my crew...and a crew it is! For fourteen-year-old Mouse, this summer is anything but boring. His father...

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The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence.This Newbery Honor Book will challenge yo...

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The groundbreaking and widely praisednovel about a school shooting, from the acclaimed author of Monster. Multiple narratives, a personal journal, and newspaper and police reports add perspective and pull readers into the story."e;Questions of...

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This groundbreaking novel in verse from Walter Dean Myerstwo-time Newbery Honor winner and five-timeCoretta Scott King Awardwinneris a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story set in Harlem. Share this one with readers taken with books by Jason Reynolds,...

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This thrilling basketball story from New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers is a strong choice for independent reading and sharing in the classroom. Thought-provoking and packed with court action, Game is a winner.Drew Lawson knows ba...

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A Coretta Scott King Awardwinner that is more timely than everexcellent narrative nonfiction that's "e;history at its best."e;* Like Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States, Now Is Your Time! explores American history through t...

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All soccer player Kevin cares about is winning the State Cup. Until the night he ends up in jail. Sergeant Brown is the cop assigned to be Kevin's mentor. If they can learn to trust each other, maybe Kevin's one mistake won't land him in juvie.

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A powerful National Book Award Finalist from the acclaimed, bestselling author of Monster. "e;This novel is like photorealism; it paints a vivid and genuine portrait of life that will have a palpable effect on its readers."e; (School Libra...

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For the very first time in his decades-long career writing for teens, acclaimed and beloved author Walter Dean Myers writes with a teen, Ross Workman.Kevin Johnson is thirteen years old. And heading for juvie. He's a good kid, a great friend, and ...

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Abdullah Syed Hari is fourteen years old. He loves his family and his friends. And he is a Somali pirate. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.

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In New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers's final novel, he delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as "Master Juba," who lived in the nineteenth century. This engaging historical novel follow...

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