What is Walter Dean Myers?
[[File:Walter Dean Myers Naypl Ambassador.jpg|thumb|Walter Dean Myers in 2013.]] '''Walter Dean Myers''' (born '''Walter Milton Myers'''; August 12, 1937 &ndash; July 1, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] [[novelist]]. He wrote [[Children's literature|children's books]] and [[Young-adult fiction|young adult literature]]. He wrote over one hundred books including [[picture book]]s and [[non-fiction]]. He won the [[Coretta Scott King Award]] for [[African-American]] authors five times. His works included ''Hoops'' (1983), ''Fallen Angels'' (1988) and ''Monster'' (1999). Myer was born in [[Martinsburg, West Virginia|Martinsburg]], [[West Virginia]]. He was raised in [[Harlem]], [[New York City]]. Myers died from a short illness on July 1, 2014 in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], aged 76. He was outlived by his wife and two sons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-walter-dean-myers-20140702-story.html|title=Walter Dean Myers, celebrated young adult author, dies at 76|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Lauren|last=Raab|date=July 2, 2014|accessdate=July 3, 2014}}</ref> == Works == * ''The Life of a Harlem Man'', illustrated by Gene Riarti (Parents Magazine Press, 1968) * ''Where Does a Day Go?'', illustrated by Leo Carty (Parents Magazine, 1968) * ''The Dancers'', illustrated by Anne Rockwell (Parents Magazine, 1972) * ''The Dragon Takes a Wife'', illustrated by Ann Grifalconi (Bobbs-Merrill, 1972) * ''Fly, Jimmy, Fly!'', illustrated by Moneta Barnett (Putnam, 1974) * ''Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff'' ([[Viking Press]], 1975) * ''Social Welfare'' (Franklin Watts, 1976) * ''Victory for Jamie'' (Scholastic Books, 1977) * ''Mojo and the Russians'' (Viking, 1977) * ''Brainstorm'', illustrated with photographs by Chuck Freedman (Franklin Watts, 1977) * ''It Ain't All for Nothin''' (Viking, 1978) * ''The Young Landlords'' (Viking, 1979) – a group of kids take over an apartment building and struggle to maintain it. * ''The Golden Serpent'', illustrated by Ali