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145th Street: Short Stories
A salty, wrenchingly honest collection of stories set on one block of 145th Street. We get to know the oldest resident; the cop on the beat; fine Peaches and her girl, Squeezie; Monkeyman; and Benny, a fighter on the way to a knockout. We meet Angela, who starts having prophetic dreams after her father is killed; Kitty, whose love for Mack pulls him back from the brink; an...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
October 9th 2001
by Laurel Leaf
(first published 2001)
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Award-Winning author Walter Dean Myers offers a multi-faceted view of urban life in this collection of ten loosely-connected stories, all of which take place in Harlem. These stories are very short but feel lived-in and complete, and Myers writes convincingly from many perspectives and in many different voices. Though slang is sprinkled throughout the book, it is neither distracting nor offensive and helps create believable and sympathetic characters in a fairly brief amount of space, bringing t...more
This short story was about two children and a dog and one older lady who experienced injustice. The dog and one child get shot and killed.Mary Brown gets her house shot up by the police. The narrator is forced to go with Mary Brown and the police to the appartments. Throughout this story each character expericences injustice.
Monkeyman:
The story "Monkeyman" shows injustice. The main character Monkeyman is being targerted by a gang called the Tigros. He helped a girl, Peaches, from getting cut by...more
Monkeyman:
The story "Monkeyman" shows injustice. The main character Monkeyman is being targerted by a gang called the Tigros. He helped a girl, Peaches, from getting cut by...more
The book 145th street Shot Stories, is about a guy name Big Joe who wants to throw himself a funeral partie even though he is alive. He is very popular on the streets, so he invites alot of people to come to his Funeral partie. Most people that Big Joe invited, said no i'm not going because you are not dead and that it is not right to act like your dead because thats making fun of the dead people, and hurting many peoples feelings like that because most of the people lost someone very important...more
Name: Leslie Short
APA citation: Myers, W.D. (2000). 145th Street Short Stories. New York, NY: Random House
Genre: short stories
Format: Print
Selection process: ALA – YALSA Best Book for Young Adults; Booklist review
Review:
145th Street is a collection of short stories told about the residents of 145th street Harlem. The stories are full of humor and/or hardships, but each of them proved to be entertaining. Big Joe hosts his own funeral with a life insurance check he received for cancelling his lif...more
APA citation: Myers, W.D. (2000). 145th Street Short Stories. New York, NY: Random House
Genre: short stories
Format: Print
Selection process: ALA – YALSA Best Book for Young Adults; Booklist review
Review:
145th Street is a collection of short stories told about the residents of 145th street Harlem. The stories are full of humor and/or hardships, but each of them proved to be entertaining. Big Joe hosts his own funeral with a life insurance check he received for cancelling his lif...more
What kind of things happen on the fictional street that Myers has created in his short story collection: 145th Street? Some are hilarious such as those recounted in Big Joe’s Funeral and in The Streak. In the first, Big Joe decides to cancel his life insurance, collect eighteen thousand dollars, and throw himself a funeral the way people throw a party. Peaches doesn’t think Big Joe should mess around with death, which isn’t a conflict that seems as if it would be all that funny. Except after Pea...more
In this book of short stories the author cleverly spins several tales of life on 145th street in Harlem. The stories are a mix of humorous, serious, sad, and everyday experiences; in this way it feels as if you’ve come away with a slice of everyday life on this particular street. The voices of each of the characters encountered are strong and unique in a way that makes it so that everyone stands out in each short story. This was a quick read, but one that you will remember. Each story has a less...more
May 15, 2010
Jimmy
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I read the book 145th street: Short Stories. Walter Dean Myers explain what 145th Street is like. Something funny happens... and then something bad happens. It's almost as if the block is reminding itself that life is hard, and you have to take it seriously." Walter Dean Myers's book of interconnected short stories is a sweet and sour mix of the comedy and tragedy of the human condition, played out against the backdrop of the Harlem neighborhood that is centered around 145th Street. In this 'hoo...more
Nov 15, 2009
Nadia
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4 of 5 stars
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This book was mainly about the usual things that happen on 145th street. This book didn't focus on only one character it focused on a few since there are ten stories written in this one book. Each story focused on the good and bad stuff of what happens on 145th street. Some stories in the book talked about how people don't always make such great choices in life. And some of the other stories talked about conflicts in life.
I'm going to do a text-to-self connection to Peaches. I think i can connec...more
I'm going to do a text-to-self connection to Peaches. I think i can connec...more
Name: Josephine Wold
APA Citation: Myers, W. D. (2000). 145th Street Short Stories. New York: Delacorte Press.
Genre: Short Stories
Award: n/a
Format: Print
Selection process:
1) Reviews by Booklist and School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews.
2) By the 1994 Margaret A. Edwards Award winner.
Review:
You may start out thinking you don’t want or need to read about the quirky poor people who live on a particular street in Harlem. But as you read you begin to come to know you are connecting with the real...more
APA Citation: Myers, W. D. (2000). 145th Street Short Stories. New York: Delacorte Press.
Genre: Short Stories
Award: n/a
Format: Print
Selection process:
1) Reviews by Booklist and School Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews.
2) By the 1994 Margaret A. Edwards Award winner.
Review:
You may start out thinking you don’t want or need to read about the quirky poor people who live on a particular street in Harlem. But as you read you begin to come to know you are connecting with the real...more
This book includes short stories that span the Harlem African American experience. Some show the despair and bleakness, but most celebrate people sacrificing and defending each other. Example: “Monkeyman” actually comes from Myers’ own experiences reading books up a tree and defending a weaker person from a gang attack and becoming the target of that gang: the protagonist is beaten by the gang, but decides NOT to resist, and to make gang members beat him in front of his grandfather and others of...more
I read this book to review to assist my school district in making the decision on whether or not it should be added to the middle school curriculum. These short stories would open up many windows to have higher level thinking about many facets of urban inner city life. So many of the experiences touches or have touched the lives of the students within the district. There is: police contact, addiction, gang violence, low self esteem, lost dreams, and gun violence to name a few. There is also a pe...more
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I read this as part of a project with my learning partner in Computers4Kids and was pleasantly surprised. The stories cover a wide range of "moods," project a positive attitude with a degree of realism, and work wonderfully as a "cycle." The stories about Big Joe that begin and end the book ("Big Joe's Funeral" and "Block Party - 145th Street Style") demonstrate the power of community to overcome personal and social problems. "The Baddest Dog in Harlem," "Fighter," and "A Story in Three Parts"...more
This book was basicly short stories rolled into one book. Each of these stories have a different plot to them and take a different turn with each of them. In one story a girl can predict if a person can die. But in a different story a student has to fight a gang. Each of these stories has an interesting plot to them.
I think that this can connect to real life situations to. Many things in this book could happen on your own nabourhood. That is why I believe that it was based on real people. That i...more
I think that this can connect to real life situations to. Many things in this book could happen on your own nabourhood. That is why I believe that it was based on real people. That i...more
This story telling in this book combined light and gritty successfully. Like eating sweet and salty taffy, reading this book was very satisfying. Author Walter Dean Myers takes the reader into a world that is tough but sweet, where the grim violence of every-day survival is tempered with laugh-out loud moments that leave tears streaming down your face.
The writing style was simple and informal. I was introduced to every character like I was meeting them at a community breakfast. And I loved ever...more
The writing style was simple and informal. I was introduced to every character like I was meeting them at a community breakfast. And I loved ever...more
Apr 24, 2013
Julie Suzanne
rated it
1 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Urban middle schoolers who aren't really readers yet
Recommended to Julie by:
Barnes & Noble: Educator's presentation
So this is my intro to Walter Dean Myers, who everyone recommends to middle schoolers. My son (7th grade) and I read the first two stories. Very urban setting, nothing we could relate to, and the stories were the type that just makes you wonder why we just read that. It's like a kid telling you the story of a shoot out in the neighborhood in great detail (without any better use of language than a kid on the street narrating over, say, a hot dog) and then he concludes describing how it culminated...more
I was very lucky to have picked up this book form Ms. Castagna's extraordinary library! This book is not only very compelling, but it also relates to what i have been learning in class recently. In history class, I learned about the civil rights movement, as well as about the struggles that African Americans had to cope with. Nevertheless, Walter Dean Myers, again, portrays the lives of African Americans in our very own Harlem, York.
In every chapter, he delineates a different situation with diff...more
In every chapter, he delineates a different situation with diff...more
This book is about little stories put in to one story. This is a short stories book and the stories are about a guy who plans a fake funeral for i don't know what reason. Another story is about a girl named peaches and her life story about her and her friends. There's a couple of stories with big Sal in it the guy who planned the fake funeral's.
I would connect this book to text-to-world because these stories are about real peoples lives and i bet people can connect to how those people wrote th...more
I would connect this book to text-to-world because these stories are about real peoples lives and i bet people can connect to how those people wrote th...more
Sep 25, 2011
Lavelle
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Currently I'm reading a book named 145th street short stories by walter Dean myers.I reccomend this book for people who enjoy short stories and cliff hangers. The book has different scenarios about various people living in the neighborhood. For example the senerios that happens in the short stories are people who plays sports, love stories, and struggles of people who live in the community. While reading the stories I realized the things and details that were being told in the stories were very...more
This book had me from the beginning. It started out with action, and kept me intrigued the entire time. It was an easy read, but the story line was a bit intricate. It took me a second to figure out what was the main point of the story but once I did it made so much sense. I was able to relate to this book because of the struggle it takes to be successful. While I have never grown up in any of these conditions of that neighborhood and gone through the the hard times, I have always tried to keep...more
wht i thought of book was that it only did not focus on one scene or characters but it has variety of scenes and characters. this book really has many stories wich are mostlt boring and make u fall asleep.this book has many stories wich u can use as bed stories.i really did not like this book because the fact that we did not have the options of reading all the stories or wht ever stories we wanted.the stories we read were boring wich were "BIGJOES FUNERAL". this storie did not grab my attention...more
I'm nt a short story kin of person, but some of the stories--ok two--I really liked. "Angela's Eyes" was kind of creepy, but things can happen like that. It was sad though. Ok so really I liked maybe four..."The Streak" was pretty good. It was funny and less serious than most of the others. Also "Kitty and Mac: A Love Story" was really good. That's the kind of story that made me wanna go "awwww!" And honestly I did. And then "Monkeyman" was good. The title made me think of that part in "Twilight...more
The book i am currently reading is 145th street. The first story is called,"Big Joe's Funeral. This story is about a resident in Harlem who decides to plan his own funeral while still living. He goes through some problems with his girlfriends daughter but that doesn't stop him from still going along with his fake death. So far this book is good. This book shows and teaches me what people are really their for you and always will be. While coming to the end though someone actually died. so this sh...more
This book is an excellent choice. The short stories in this book are heartwarming and moving. I loved this book and I would highly recommend this book. My most favorite short story is Monkeyman because it teaches you that violence doesn't solve anything, and that sticking up for others can save and change other people's lives. Another great short story in 145th Street is Angela's eyes.
I think this because it shows you how cruel people can be. And it also teaches the reader to no shun people beca...more
I think this because it shows you how cruel people can be. And it also teaches the reader to no shun people beca...more
The first story, "Big Joe's Funeral" is about the humorous resident in Harlem who decides to plan his own funeral, while he was stil living. He encounters some pronlems from his girlfriend's teenage daughter, but still proceeds with his FAKE funersl plsns.This story was good. It was a good way to see if people really care about you. But At the end of the story someone really died. So it showed that death is serious and should not be taken as a joke, because people lose their lives everyday.
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Aug 24, 2009
Shelby Egerton
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The book 145th street Short Stories, is about a guy name Big Joe who throws himself a funeral partie even though he is alive. He is very popular on the streets and he is the guy to go to for something. If you needed something he would give it to you.His girlfriend tried to stop him but that didnt stop Big Joe from going on with his fake funeral.The funeral really brought out the real side of people. Even though it was a good funeral, death shouldnt be taken a joke because people die every day.
Probably be 5 stars in my mind if not for the occasional obtuse line/paragraph. The stories that lack do with out those lines are 5 star for sure i.e. The Baddest Dog in Harlem.
The stories seem straightforward and have a natural humor that is not overwhelmed by the intense sadness that often shows up. The characters seem real in that they are at times lovable and at other times make frustratingly bad choices. Either way apologizes are not made just lives represented.
The stories seem straightforward and have a natural humor that is not overwhelmed by the intense sadness that often shows up. The characters seem real in that they are at times lovable and at other times make frustratingly bad choices. Either way apologizes are not made just lives represented.
Nov 01, 2011
Cesar montes
is currently reading it
I belive that the main charachter demonstraded bravery threwought the story. in the begining of the story the police came because ther was a man with a gun , and they told them to stay where they were. The nariator along with his freinds did so untill a cop shot then they went inside a stor calmly. Also, he demonstrates bravery by going to a aparment that was bairly shot at by police. The main charechter in the Badiest Dog in Harlem demonstrated bravery.
I read this book during reading and writing class.I reaaly liked this book because some of the stories that it mentions don't really happen often in real life. Also,i liked how most of the stories revolve around one another. For example, some storites had similar characters and some had similar problems. Then in the end of the stories I like how most of the stories don't always end in happily ever afters. they end in alright situations or sad situations.
I Liked This Book Because It's Sad And Sad Stories Interest Me. I Hated Reading The Part When The Boy Went With Mary Brown, And He Found The Boy Death On The Bed. What Really Interested Me Was Seing The Narrator Having Feelings For The Boy Who Died Because Most Guys Just Let It Flow,But The Narrator Thought If He Was His Cousin,Or Brother. Im Hope To Read More Stories In This Book(: Hope Others Will Enjoy ,"The Baddest Dog In Harlem" Like I Did(:
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pseudonyms:
Stacie Williams
Stacie Johnson
Walter Dean Myers was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia but moved to Harlem with his foster parents at age three. He was brought up and went to public school there. He attended Stuyvesant High School until the age of seventeen when he joined the army.
After serving four years in the army, he worked at various jobs and earned a BA from Empi...more
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Stacie Williams
Stacie Johnson
Walter Dean Myers was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia but moved to Harlem with his foster parents at age three. He was brought up and went to public school there. He attended Stuyvesant High School until the age of seventeen when he joined the army.
After serving four years in the army, he worked at various jobs and earned a BA from Empi...more
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