Walter Dean Myers published his first book in 1969, a picture book called ""Where Does The Day Go?"" Since then, he has published more than 80 books, including novels, biographies, poetry, fables, and adventure stories. One of today's most renowned young adult authors, Myers has won many awards for his work. This insightful, new full-color biography shows how Myers draws on his own experiences to write realistic young adult novels about African-American teenagers living in urban environments, such as ""Monster"", ""Scorpions, and ""Autobiography of My Dead Brother"".

 

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Amy Sickels lives in New York City. She received her M. F. A. from Pennsylvania State University and has published stories and essays in literary journals such as The Greensboro Review and The Madison Review.