So sorry to hear of Walter Dean Myers’s passing. The world of children’s literature has lost a giant.
Walter Dean Myers, in his own words and what he hoped his legacy would be.
“I hope that my legacy is that I was useful for young people…”
“…I want to make people of color human beings, and I want to make poor people human beings. I want to include them in my books so that they can look at my books and say that could be me, and this guy understands who I am as a poor person.”
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Oh how sad. I heard him speak a few years ago and he was wonderful. May he rest in peace.
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So sad to hear of this. He was a great writer. My students always loved his books.
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Thank you for sharing this video. I was actually reading LOVE THAT DOG when I heard the news. I’m so very sad for his family and the world of YA lit.
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