{"product_id":"walter-dean-myers-9780786424566","title":"Walter Dean Myers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary Ellen Snodgrass\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Walter Dean Myers, preeminent author of teen fiction biography and verse, refines the image of black characters that are frequently trivialized or vilified in juvenile literature, advertising, television, and film. From his saga \u003ci\u003eThe Glory Field\u003c\/i\u003e to his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Young Landlords, \u003c\/i\u003e Myers's canon surveys the complex realm of the teen years as colliding settings in home, school, and the street.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This volume introduces readers to both the writer and his work, with an emphasis on the characters, dates, events, motifs, and themes from the books. Myers's 101 A-to-Z entries offer concise, analytical discussion on all topics and include generous citations from primary and secondary sources. Each entry concludes with a selected bibliography on such subjects as segregation, Malcolm X, urbanism, writing, metafiction, drugs and alcohol, slavery, and the Vietnam War. Appendices offer a timeline of historical events in Myers's writings and forty topics for group or individual projects, oral analysis, background material, and theme development. A map of Harlem (where many of the stories are set), genealogical diagrams for characters, and an author chronology contribute to a comprehensive presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46891917475991,"sku":"9780786424566","price":5512.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786424566.webp?v=1770277455","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/walter-dean-myers-9780786424566","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}