false <![CDATA[Bad Boy: A Memoir]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg 152104 7 As a boy, Walter Dean 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. But growing up in a poor family in Harlem, his hope for a successful future diminished as he came to realize fully the class and racial struggles that surrounded him. He began to doubt himself and the values that he had always relied on, attending high school less and less, turning to the streets and his books for comfort.</p><p>In a memoir that is gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers travels back to his roots in the magical world of Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. Here is the story of one of the strongest voices in young people's literature today.</p> 2094015 1 5 2001 Bad Boy: A Memoir total:301|5:3|4:9|3:6|2:2|1:1| 301 1041 429 84 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 2 false Thu Feb 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 06:36:38 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 06:50:08 -0800 2009 if you enjoy books about a young boys struggle to read while growing up on the streets in a poor family in Harlem. as a young boy walt...more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 5 2 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Feb 14 16:17:52 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 16:20:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 1 false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 10:19:35 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 10:21:53 -0700 2009 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 4 0 false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 07:04:43 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 15:09:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 4 0 false Fri Nov 28 08:58:32 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 13:49:49 -0800 2008 Walter Dean Myers
214 pages
New York
HarperCollins
US $15.95 CAN $23.95
0-06-029523-6

I never knew how much struggles African-American people had to go through during the past when racism was accepted. After I read the book Bad Boy, by Walter Dea...more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 0 false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 15:17:37 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 15:23:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 5 0 false Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 09:59:59 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 09:44:32 -0800 2009 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 5 0 false Mon Mar 23 10:29:49 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 20:44:37 -0700 2009 The p...more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 5 2 false Fri Jun 12 10:36:37 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 07:49:44 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 10:36:37 -0700 2009
You need to read this book right now if you are any or all of the following:

1. A writer
2. A parent
3. A teenager
4. A former teenager
5. A teacher
6. Black

Myers' book "Monster" is required reading in a lot...more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 0 false Thu Sep 03 07:04:14 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 07:04:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 4 0 false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 12:46:13 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 14:03:40 -0700 2009 I really liked this book--it was very entertaining even as it is instructive to those who ...more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 0 false Fri Jan 16 07:52:17 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 09:56:04 -0800 2009 In Bad Boy the book is about a young African-American boy around the age of ten years old living in the past during the time of r...more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 0 false Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 20:28:15 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 21:10:30 -0700 2008 Bad Boy is an interesting and engaging account of Walter Dean Myers' early years (approximately age 3 to 17). The best thing about the book is his voice -- WDM does an awesome job of communicating who he is through his writing. There's no doubt that kids today can relate to a) his experiences about ...more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 12:47:25 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 10:22:32 -0700 2007 Monster, Shooter)describes his childhood and teenage years in Harlem, couching his narrative in family history and sensitive reflections about sports, books, school, racism, and getting into and out of trouble on a regular basis.

I love Myers' crisp, s...more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 1 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 09:36:29 -0800 2009 Mon May 11 08:49:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 4 0 false Sat Nov 07 14:34:52 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 14:49:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 0 false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 15:41:23 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 07:09:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 2 0 false Thu Jun 18 10:10:13 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 10:18:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 5 0 false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 15:20:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 15:24:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 152104 0064472884 9780064472883 295 84 Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.46 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172240164m/152104.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/152104.Bad_Boy_A_Memoir 3 0 false Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 09:53:16 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 10:07:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=152104