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An African Princess: From African Orphan to Queen Victoria's Favourite by Walter Dean Myers
Category: Accessories
1848, West Africa: a tribal princess intended for sacrifice is rescued and presented to Queen Victoria. This is her extraordinary story. Captured, and about to be killed, a young African princess is dramatically rescued by a British naval officer. Taken to England, she is presented at court to Queen Vic ...Show more
Hoops by MYERS, WALTER DEAN
Category: Young Adult
By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster-a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation-this fast-paced and poignant story reveals the fierce underworld of sports. All eyes are on seventeen-year-old Lonnie Jackson while he practices with his team for a city-wide basketball Tourna ...Show more
I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. by Walter Dean Myers
Category: Picture Books
I’m tired of violence. And I’m not going to let my oppressor dictate to me what method I must use. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is one of the most celebrated figures of the twentieth century. Set against key moments of the civil rights movement, here is the story of the powerful, eloquent spiritual lead ...Show more
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Category: Young Adult
Young, black, 16-year-old Steve Harmon, an amateur filmmaker, is on trial for the murder of a Harlem drugstore owner. Steve copes by writing a movie script based on his trial. But despite his efforts, reality is blurred until he can no longer tell who he is or what the truth is. Illustrations.
Monster: A Graphic Novel by Walter Dean Myers
Category: Graphic Novels | Series: Monster
A stunning black-and-white graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers's Michael L. Printz Award winner and New York Times bestseller Monster, adapted by Guy Sims and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. Monster is a multi-award-winning, provocative coming-of-age story about Steve Harmon, a teenager await ...Show more
Now Is Your Time! - The African-American Struggle for Freedom by Walter Dean Myers
Category: History | Series: A\Trophy Nonfiction Bk.
History has made me an African American. It is an Africa that I have come from, and an America that I have helped to create. Since they were first brought as captives to Virginia, the people who would become African Americans have struggled for freedom. Thousands fought for the rights of all Americans ...Show more
Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
Category: Young Adult
An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER FALLUJA in hardcover. Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris can do it all on the basketball court. He's seen ballplayers come and go, and he knows he could ...Show more
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