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Bad Boy: A Graphic Memoir

English · Paperback / Softback

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A gripping graphic memoir adaptation of iconic, multi-award-winning author Walter Dean Myers''s autobiography, telling the story of his coming-of-age in Harlem, adapted by Guy A. Sims and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. Legendary author Walter Dean Myers was once a troublemaker and a truant. Just how bad was he? From instigating mischievous pranks at home to fighting in the classroom--especially when teased about his speech impediment--irrepressible Walter was more than a handful. Underneath it all, he had a tremendous love for books, and by high school he longed to become a writer. But financial troubles at home made him feel his options were so limited that he dropped out of school. Still, his desire to write was as irrepressible as Walter himself. If he could only be given the chance... Walter recounts what growing up in Harlem was like in the 1940s and 1950s--when seeing Langston Hughes and Sugar Ray Robinson on the street was the norm and Jackie Robinson ruled the baseball field. Gripping. Funny. Heartbreaking. Walter Dean Myers''s memoir is unforgettable. This is the award-winning story of one of the strongest voices in children''s and young adult literature.

About the author

Michael L. Printz Award winner and Margaret A. Edwards Award recipient Walter Dean Myers is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. He is the author of Handbook for Boys; Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam; Monster; Bad Boy: A Memoir; and the Newbery Honor Books, Scorpions and Somewhere in the Darkness. He lives in Jersey City, NJ, with his family. You can visit Walter Dean Myers online at www.walterdeanmyersbooks.com.

Product details

Authors Walter Dean Myers, Myers Walter Dean, Guy A Sims, Guy A. Sims
Assisted by Dawud Anyabwile (Illustration), Anyabwile Dawud (Illustration)
Publisher Quill Tree Books
 
Languages English
Age Recommendation from age 13
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 30.09.2025
 
EAN 9780063099920
ISBN 978-0-06-309992-0
No. of pages 128
Subjects Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics

Graphic Novels, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Boys & Men, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / LGBTQ+, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION: Boys & Men *, JUVENILE NONFICTION: African American & Black

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