BORN: in Martinsburg, West Virginia
DIED: in He still is writing poems today
ABOUT HIS/HER LIFE:
He was raised in Harlem by Herbert and his wife, Florence. Herbert was African American. Florence was German and Native American and wonderful and loved me very much. As a child my life centered around the neighborhood and the church. The neighborhood protected me and the church guided me.
ABOUT HIS/HER WORK: Walter Dean Myers has won five Coretta Scott King Awards, had a pair of Newbery Honor books, won the very first Michael L. He writes fiction, non-fiction, novels, and picture books and poetry.
BORN: in Martinsburg, West Virginia
DIED: in He still is writing poems today
ABOUT HIS/HER LIFE:
He was raised in Harlem by Herbert and his wife, Florence. Herbert was African American. Florence was German and Native American and wonderful and loved me very much. As a child my life centered around the neighborhood and the church. The neighborhood protected me and the church guided me.
ABOUT HIS/HER WORK: Walter Dean Myers has won five Coretta Scott King Awards, had a pair of Newbery Honor books, won the very first Michael L. He writes fiction, non-fiction, novels, and picture books and poetry.