Walter Dean Myers

Teaching Kids, Books, and the Classics

Monica Edinger | Posted 03.11.2012

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Monica Edinger

Our classrooms are filled with all sorts of readers and need to be filled with all sorts of books, all sorts of writers, and all sorts of reading experiences.

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Do Kids Still Read? A Family Dinner Table Talk

The Huffington Post | Sarah H. Lee | Posted 01.27.2012

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This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: There's a new reading sheriff in town. As of Tuesday, Walter Dean M...

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Walter Dean Myers, New Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Monica Edinger | Posted 03.05.2012

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Monica Edinger

His commitment to young readers, literacy, and literature is remarkable and he will be an incredible role model to adults and children alike.

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The New National Ambassador For Young Readers

Posted 01.04.2012

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This morning, Walter Dean Myers was appointed the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He is an author of literature for young adult...

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Tavis Smiley's "Too Important to Fail"

John Thompson | Posted 11.18.2011

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John Thompson

As explained in "Too Important to Fail," the way we look at black boys is "America's litmus test." Smiley approaches the challenges facing black males with the good sense and good will of our nation's archetypical "Everyman." The result is a jewel of a documentary.

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How A 73-Year-Old Author Became A Hero Of Young Readers

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — It began as a competition between sixth-grader Jailen Swinney and a friend: Who could read a book faster? But after finishing Walter...

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