In Memory: Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers at the 2001 Bookfest at the Library of CongressCompiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith for Cynsations

Over the summer, children's-YA literature lost a legendary author. My sympathies to his family, friends, and readers.

Walter Dean Myers, Prolific and Beloved Author of Award-Winning Children's Books, Dies at Age 76: Myers Touched So Many with His Eloquent and Unflinching Portrayal of Young African American Lives by HarperCollins from A Fuse 8 Production at School Library Journal. Pe...