{"product_id":"walter-dean-myers-mary-ellen-snodgrass-9780786424566","title":"Walter Dean Myers","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Ellen Snodgrass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786424567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786424566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.96h x 7.08w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2006 pg. 375","brand":"Mary Ellen Snodgrass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250447438079,"sku":"9780786424566","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b9f05c3-696d-4f44-a6ab-b7bac006e858.jpg?v=1729600347","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/walter-dean-myers-mary-ellen-snodgrass-9780786424566","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}