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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 70989 KB). |
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Downloadable audio file. |
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Title from: Title details screen. |
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Unabridged. |
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Read by Joe Morton. |
| Summary |
Into a memoir that is gripping, funny, heartbreaking, and unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers richly weaves the details of his Harlem childhood in the 1940s and 1950s: a loving home life with his adopted parents, Bible school, street games, and the vitality of his neighborhood. Although Walter spent much of his time either getting into trouble or on the basketball court, secretly he was a voracious reader and an aspiring writer. But as his prospects for a successful future diminished, the values he had been taught at home, in school, and in his community seemed worthless, and he turned to the streets and his books for comfort. Here in his own words is the story of one of the strongest voices in children's and young adult literature today. |
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Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014 -- Childhood and youth.
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African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography. -- Sound recordings.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
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Morton, Joe, 1947-
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| ISBN |
(sound recording : OverDrive Audio Book) |
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