Discusses the life and work of the well-known author of award-winning young adult literature who grew up in Harlem as a foster child and struggled with his identity as an African American writer.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-100) and index.
Contents
1. The wonderful world of Harlem -- 2. Books, brawls, and basketballs -- 3. Dead white poets and ... me? -- 4. One foot over the edge -- 5. A soldier comes home to nowhere -- 6. The end of the tunnel -- 7. Walter Dean Myers, living black poet.