Walter Dean Myers by Breanne Campbell https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568 Made with swagger en-us 2017-04-03 13:52:33 UTC 2023-06-14 09:54:25 UTC hello@padlet.com he was born on August 12, 1937 https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353054 2017-04-03 14:35:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353054 Died July 1, 2014 https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353270 2017-04-03 14:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353270 won https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353285 Won  8 book awards.

]]> 2017-04-03 14:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353285 Awards https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353387 Michael L. Printz award
John Newbery medal]]> 2017-04-03 14:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353387 wrote a book called Monster, about Black and White people https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353399 2017-04-03 14:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353399 genres https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353800 He writes adult fiction, war stories]]> 2017-04-03 14:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353800 American writer of children's books https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353815 2017-04-03 14:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353815 Walter https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353937 he wrote more than 100 books

]]> 2017-04-03 14:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164353937 wrote a book called "Fallen angles" https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354060   ]]> 2017-04-03 14:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354060 best known for making.... https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354220 Young people literature 

]]> 2017-04-03 14:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354220 Walter https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354336 He has degree from Cadwell College]]> 2017-04-03 14:38:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354336 he was 2 years old when his mother died https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354534 2017-04-03 14:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354534 He wrote more than one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354689 2017-04-03 14:39:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354689 as a child, he revolved around his neighborhood and his church https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354958 2017-04-03 14:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354958 https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354979 His personal mission is to create literature about the peoples who's stories has been left on the shelf]]> 2017-04-03 14:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164354979 he had 2 spouses in his life (not at the same time) https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164355352 2017-04-03 14:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164355352 https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356003 He would write about the lack of diversity in children's literature]]> 2017-04-03 14:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356003 https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356118 2017-04-03 14:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356118 was nominated for 2014 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Awards https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356148 2017-04-03 14:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356148 Walter Dean Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356156 2017-04-03 14:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356156 Had a speech impediment https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356185 2017-04-03 14:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356185 Dropping out of high school https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356532 2017-04-03 14:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356532 parents George Ambrose Myers, Mary Dolly Green Myers https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356865 2017-04-03 14:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356865 joined the army on his 17th birthday. https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356914 2017-04-03 14:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164356914 https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164357168 He is a New York's Best Selling Author

]]> 2017-04-03 14:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164357168 Army https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164358171 Joined army when he turned 17]]> 2017-04-03 14:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164358171 After army https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164358504 After he got out of the army he struggled through life]]> 2017-04-03 14:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164358504 was inexplicably given to Florence and Herbert Dean. was raised in Harlem by Herbert, who was African-American and Florence, who was German and Native American https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164359337 2017-04-03 14:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bscampbell1/wccmemivv568/wish/164359337