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82 produkter
Monster
Häftad, 2020, 12-15 år
136 kr
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While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage
Av Walter Dean Myers, Bill Miles
Häftad, 2014
208 kr
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Malcolm X
A Fire Burning Brightly
Häftad, 2020
178 kr
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“A compelling account. A perfect blend of well-written text and well-executed illustrations.” (School Library Journal starred review)Award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, together with illustrator Leonard Jenkins, delivers a compelling portrayal of one of America's most influential Civil Rights …
Bad Boy
A Memoir
Ljudbok, 2005
224 kr
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A classic memoir that''s gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading—an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a so-called ""bad boy"" in Harlem in the 1940s. …
Dream Bearer
Ljudbok, 2005
146 kr
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Printz Award winner Walter Dean Myers deftly draws a compassionate portrait of a boy''s odyssey of self-discovery and the acceptance and empathy for others he learns along the way. David doesn''t know what to make of his father, Reuben. His older brother, Tyrone, says Reuben is crazy. But Tyrone is …
Shooter
Ljudbok, 2005
141 kr
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The groundbreaking and widely praisednovel about a school shooting, from the acclaimed author of Monster . Multiple narratives, a personal journal, and newspaper and police reports add perspective and pull readers into the story. ""Questions of guilt and innocence drive the plot and stay with the …
Handbook for Boys
Ljudbok, 2005
159 kr
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In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir , Walter Dean Myers fashions a highly readable, powerful novel about the rules for success for young men, especially those navigating coming of age while Black. Share this book in the classroom, in a father-son …
Lockdown
Häftad, 2012, 12-15 år
248 kr
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Walter Dean Myers enjoys speaking with kids in schools and juvenile detention facilities about writing and making positive decisions. He says, "I have enormous faith in young people." What's it like in juvie jail? Enter the world of fourteen-year-old Reese, who's locked up at Progress juvenile …
Darius & Twig
Häftad, 2014, 12-15 år
130 kr
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New York Times bestselling author and Printz Award winner Walter Dean Myers once again connects with teenagers everywhere in Darius & Twig , a novel about friendship and needing to live one's own dream. This touching and raw teen novel from the author of Monster , Kick , We Are America , Bad Boy , …
Scorpions
Ljudbok, 2009
298 kr
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The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence. This Newbery Honor Book will challenge young men to consider their own decisions as they …
Lockdown
E-bok, 2010
71 kr
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Lockdown is the powerful tale of fourteen-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a “progress center.” Living in fear and isolation, Reese begins looking within himself to find a way out of the prison system. Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers offers an honest story about …
Bad Boy
A Memoir
E-bok, 2009
71 kr
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A classic memoir that''s gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading—an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a so-called "bad boy" in Harlem in the 1940s. As a …
Crystal
E-bok, 2009
58 kr
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Sixteen-year-old Crystal knows she''s blessed. She is drop-dead gorgeous and in the beginning stages of a glamorous career as a model in New York City. At first, modeling is exciting. But soon, her life becomes less and less about her, and more and more about her body. Crystal wonders if her new …
Dope Sick
E-bok, 2009
77 kr
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A powerful novel of drugs, violence—and second chances. Dope Sick , from two-time Newbery Honor winner and five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Walter Dean Myers, belongs on reading lists beside Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds and Dear Martin by Nic Stone. A drug deal goes south and a cop has …
Harlem Hellfighters
When Pride Met Courage
Av Bill Miles, Walter Dean Myers
E-bok, 2009
64 kr
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"We cannot let this history die, nor can we let it fade away. As it has filled me with pride and given me understanding of one group of outstanding soldiers, so it should be passed on to all Americans to appreciate and honor" (from the introduction by coauthor and unit historian Bill Miles) The …
It Ain't All for Nothin'
E-bok, 2009
51 kr
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Life in Harlem isn''t easy, but Tippy and his grandmother are doing okay. Then Grandma Carrie gets sick, and Tippy goes to live with Lonnie, his father. Lonnie''s got his own thing going on, and he doesn''t have much room in his life for a son he barely knows -- unless, that is, Tippy is willing to …
Monster
A Printz Award Winner
E-bok, 2009
84 kr
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This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial. Presented as a screenplay of Steve''s own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can …
Mouse Rap
E-bok, 2009
51 kr
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You can call me Mouse, ''cause that''s my tag I''m into it all, everything''s my bag my ace is Styx, he''ll always do Add Bev and Sheri, and you got my crew ...and a crew it is! For fourteen-year-old Mouse, this summer is anything but boring. His father, who checked out from the family eight years …
Scorpions
E-bok, 2009
58 kr
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The Scorpions are a gun-toting Harlem gang, and Jamal Hicks is about to become tragically involved with them in this authentic tale of the sacrifice of innocence and the struggle to steer clear of violence. This Newbery Honor Book will challenge young men to consider their own decisions as they …
Shooter
E-bok, 2009
77 kr
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The groundbreaking and widely praised novel about a school shooting, from the acclaimed author of Monster . Multiple narratives, a personal journal, and newspaper and police reports add perspective and pull readers into the story. "Questions of guilt and innocence drive the plot and stay with the …
Street Love
E-bok, 2009
70 kr
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This groundbreaking novel in verse from Walter Dean Myers—two-time Newbery Honor winner and five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner—is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story set in Harlem. Share this one with readers taken with books by Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, and Elizabeth Acevedo. Whether read …
Game
E-bok, 2009
102 kr
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This thrilling basketball story from New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers is a strong choice for independent reading and sharing in the classroom. Thought-provoking and packed with court action, Game is a winner. Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because …
Now Is Your Time!
The African-American Struggle for Freedo
E-bok, 2009
91 kr
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A Coretta Scott King Award winner that is more timely than ever—excellent narrative nonfiction that''s "history at its best."* Like Howard Zinn''s People''s History of the United States, Now Is Your Time! explores American history t hrough the stories of the people whose experiences have shaped and …
Kick
Ljudbok, 2011
302 kr
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For the very first time in his decades-long career writing for teens, acclaimed and beloved author Walter Dean Myers writes with a teen, Ross Workman. Kevin Johnson is thirteen years old. And heading for juvie. He''s a good kid, a great friend, and a star striker for his Highland, New Jersey, …
Autobiography of My Dead Brother
E-bok, 2010
64 kr
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A powerful National Book Award Finalist from the acclaimed, bestselling author of Monster. " This novel is like photorealism; it paints a vivid and genuine portrait of life that will have a palpable effect on its readers." ( School Library Journal starred review) With Harlem as its backdrop, …
