Works by Walter Dean Myers (page 7)

Cover art for THE JOURNAL OF JOSHUA LOPER

ADULT

Released: April 1, 1999

THE JOURNAL OF JOSHUA LOPER: A BLACK COWBOY, THE CHISOLM TRAIL, 1871

by Walter Dean Myers

"The hallmarks of Myers's work—thorough research and solid writing—are evident here. (Fiction. 8-14)"

The teenage son of a former slave joins a cattle drive from Texas to Abilene, Kansas, in an entry in the My Name is America series. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Feb. 1, 1999

AT HER MAJESTY'S REQUEST: AN AFRICAN PRINCESS IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND

by Walter Dean Myers

"This solidly researched biography will enthrall readers, and ranks among Myers's best writing. (Biography. 11-13)"

Working from a packet of letters found in a London bookshop, Myers reconstructs the life of one Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a child of royal African descent who was rescued by a British sea captain from a sacrificial rite in Dahomey, became a goddaughter of Queen Victoria, and grew up in a succession of upper middle-class households. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 30, 1998

ANGEL TO ANGEL: A MOTHER'S GIFT OF LOVE

by Walter Dean Myers

Myers (Brown Angels, 1993; Glorious Angels, 1995; etc.) has gathered another collection of vintage photographs of African-American mothers and children, with a few fathers thrown into the mix, and a good number of solo shots of babies, young gentlemen, and young ladies. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Feb. 1, 1997

HARLEM

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers

"Put this on the shelf next to Chris Raschka's Charlie Parker Played Be-Bop (1992) and see if anyone can sit still when the book is read aloud. (Picture book. 5+)"

A hot new artist and his distinguished father fashion a picture book with a stirring sound at its center. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Nov. 1, 1996

SLAM!

by Walter Dean Myers

"Persuasive. (Fiction. 12-15)"

A Harlem teenager learns how to apply the will he has to win at hoops to other parts of his life in this vivid, fluent story from Myers (Toussaint L'Ouverture, p. 1472, etc.). Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 1, 1996

TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Jacob Lawrence

"Myers makes the story accessible, underplaying the text in light of the expressive paintings. (Picture book/nonfiction. 4-8)"

Myers (Glorious Angels, 1995, etc.), inspired by a series of 1930s paintings by Lawrence, pens a straightforward narrative, subtitled "The Fight for Haiti's Freedom," about the freedom fighter Toussaint L'Ouverture. Read full book review >

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