As a boy, Walter Dean Myers was quick-tempered and always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously. He would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. Bad Boy is his story. In the beginning, there was a boy. Today is the day that we will begin reading our next book, Bad Boy, by Walter Dean Myers.Most of my students have read his book Monster as 7th-graders, and some elected to read another of his works, Fallen Angels, as one of their self-selected independent reading books over the summer.

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Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers explores this topic in an unforgettable memoir about identity, racism, and the neighborhood of Harlem. His transition from childhood to becoming a man is a rollercoaster ride of maturing and finding his place in a racist society and a system built to go against him. 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 exploration of growing up a so-called 'bad boy' in Harlem in the 1940s. As a boy, Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. The name of this book called “Bad Boy” by Walter Dean Myers. I’m only going to tell you about chapter 5&6. First off, in the beginning of the chapter Walter and his friends shocked the pastor. “how did they do that?” you ask. Well, I’m going to tell you. Walter and his friends brought a boy named Richard down to the basement of the church.

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 exploration of growing up a so-called 'bad boy' in Harlem in the 1940s.

As a boy, Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously—he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer (and he eventually succeeded).

But as his hope for a successful future diminished, the values he had been taught at home, in school, and in his community seemed worthless, and he turned to the streets and to his books for comfort.

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Don’t miss this memoir by New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers, one of the most important voices of our time.