Authors: Walter Dean Myers

Bad Boy (14 page)

BOOKS I'VE TYPED

FICTION

THE BLUES OF FLATS BROWN

illustrated by Nina Laden (Holiday House, 2000)

CRYSTAL
(HarperCollins, 2002)

DARNELL ROCK REPORTING
(Yearling, 1996)

THE DRAGON TAKES A WIFE

illustrated by Fiona French (Scholastic, 2000)

FALLEN ANGELS
(Scholastic, 1988)

Coretta Scott King Author Award

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

An ALA
Booklist
Young Adult Editors' Choice

A
School Library Journal
Best Book of the Year

The Horn Book
Fanfare Honor List

Parents' Choice Award

A CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

ABC Choice

FAST SAM
,
COOL CLYDE
,
AND STUFF
(Viking, 1988)

THE GLORY FIELD
(Scholastic, 1994)

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

A NYPL Book for the Teen Age

HANDBOOK FOR BOYS
:
A NOVEL
(HarperCollins, 2002)

HOOPS
(Laurel Leaf, 1983)

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

HOW MR
.
MONKEY SAW THE WHOLE WORLD

illustrated by Synthia Saint James (Delacorte, 1996)

IT AIN'T ALL FOR NOTHIN
'

(coming from HarperCollins, 2003)

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

ME
,
MOP
,
AND THE MOONDANCE KID

(Yearling, 1991)

MONSTER

illustrated by Christopher Myers (HarperCollins, 1999)

Michael L. Printz Award

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

A National Book Award Finalist

A
Los Angeles Times
Book Prize Finalist

An Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee

A
Boston GlobeâHorn Book
Honor Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

A CCBC Choice

A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

A NYPL Book for the Teen Age

MOTOWN AND DIDI
:
A LOVE STORY

(Laurel Leaf, 1987)

Coretta Scott King Author Award

THE MOUSE RAP
(HarperCollins, 1990)

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An IRA/CBC Children's Choice

My Name Is America: A Dear America Book

THE JOURNAL OF BIDDY OWENS
:
THE NEGRO LEAGUES

(Scholastic, 2001)

THE JOURNAL OF JOSHUA LOPER
:
A BLACK COWBOY, THE CHISHOLM TRAIL
, 1871

(Scholastic, 1999)

THE JOURNAL OF SCOTT PENDLETON COLLINS
:

A WORLD WAR
II
SOLDIER
,
NORMANDY
,
FRANCE
, 1944

(Scholastic, 1999)

145
^THSTREET
:
SHORT STORIES
(Delacorte, 2000)

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

A
Boston GlobeâHorn Book
Honor Book

THE OUTSIDE SHOT
(Laurel Leaf, 1987)

THE RIGHTEOUS REVENGE OF ARTEMIS BONNER

(HarperCollins, 1992)

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Popular Paperback for Young Adults

SCORPIONS
(HarperCollins, 1988)

A Newbery Honor Book

An ALA Notable Children's Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

An IRA Young Adult Choice

SHADOW OF THE RED MOON

illustrated by Christopher Myers (Scholastic, 1995)

SLAM
! (Scholastic, 1996)

Coretta Scott King Author Award

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

SMIFFY BLUE
:
ACE CRIME DETECTIVE
:
THE CASE

OF THE MISSING RUBY AND OTHER STORIES

illustrated by David J. A. Sims (Scholastic, 1999)

SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS

(Scholastic, 1992)

A Newbery Honor Book

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

An ALA Notable Children's Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

A
Boston GlobeâHorn Book
Honor Book

An ALA
Booklist
Young Adult Editors' Choice

A
School Library Journal
Best Book of the Year

The Horn Book
Fanfare Honor List

A NYPL Book for the Teen Age

Stories of America

A PLACE CALLED HEARTBREAK
:
A STORY OF VIETNAM

illustrated by Frederick Porter (Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1992)

YOUNG MARTIN'S PROMISE

illustrated by Barbara Higgins Bond (Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1992)

THE STORY OF THE THREE KINGDOMS

illustrated by Ashley Bryan (HarperCollins, 1995)

SWEET ILLUSIONS

(Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1986)

18 Pine St.

NO
. 12:
TAKING SIDES
(Bantam, 1994)

WON'T KNOW TILL I GET THERE
(Viking, 1988)

THE YOUNG LANDLORDS
(Puffin, 1992)

Coretta Scott King Author Award

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

NONFICTION & POETRY

AMISTAD
:
A LONG ROAD TO FREEDOM

(Dutton, 1998)

An IRA/CBC Children's Choice

ANGEL TO ANGEL
:
A MOTHER'S GIFT OF LOVE

(HarperCollins, 1998)

AT HER MAJESTY'S REQUEST
:
AN AFRICAN

PRINCESS IN VICTORIAN ENGLAND

(Scholastic, 1999)

An Orbis Pictus Honor Book (NCTE)

A Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)

A CBC/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book

NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

An IRA Notable Book for a Global Society

BROWN ANGELS
:
AN ALBUM OF PICTURES AND VERSE

(HarperCollins, 1993)

An ALA Notable Children's Book

A Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)

A NYPL Book for the Teen Age

A
Parenting
Magazine Ten Best Book

THE GREATEST
:
MUHAMMAD ALI
(Scholastic, 2001)

HARLEM
:
A POEM
illustrated by Christopher Myers (Scholastic, 1997)

A Caldecott Honor Book

A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

An ALA Notable Children's Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

A
Boston GlobeâHorn Book
Honor Book

An ALA
Booklist
Editors' Choice

A CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

A
Book Links
Lasting Connection

MALCOLM X
:
BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY

(Scholastic, 1994)

A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

An ALA Notable Children's Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

The Horn Book
Fanfare Honor List

A Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year

A CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

A NYPL Book for the Teen Age

MALCOLM X
:
A FIRE BURNING BRIGHTLY
illustrated by Leonard Jenkins (HarperCollins, 2000)

A CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

A
School Library Journal
Best Book of the Year

NYPL 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing

NOW IS YOUR TIME
!:

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM

(HarperCollins, 1991)

Coretta Scott King Author Award

An ALA Notable Children's Book

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

An Orbis Pictus Honor Book (NCTE)

Carter G. Woodson Book Award for Outstanding Merit Book (NCSS)

A Jane Addams Book Award Honor Book

A Golden Kite Award Honor Book for Nonfiction (SCBW)

ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS
:

AN AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUM

(Harcourt Brace, 1995)

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

PATROL

illustrated by Ann Grifalconi (coming from HarperCollins, 2002)

TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE
:

THE FIGHT FOR HAITI'S FREEDOM
illustrated by Jacob Lawrence (Simon & Schuster, 1996)

An ALA Notable Children's Book

And I'm still typingâ¦

About the Author

WALTER DEAN MYERS
is an award-winning writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for young people. He has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature and is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. His many titles include MONSTER, the 2000 Michael L. Printz Award winner, National Book Award Finalist, Coretta Scott King Honor Book, and
Boston GlobeâHorn Book
Honor Book;
MALCOLM X
:
A Fire Burning Brightly
, illustrated by Leonard Jenkins; the Caldecott Honor Book
HARLEM
, illustrated by Christopher Myers; and the Newbery Honor Books
SCORPIONS
and
SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS
. Walter Dean Myers lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his family.

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Credits

Jacket design by Alison Donalty

Also by
WALTER DEAN MYERS

FICTION

HANDBOOK FOR BOYS: A NOVEL

MONSTER

2000 Michael L. Printz Award

1999 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

1999 National Book Award Finalist

THE MOUSE RAP

THE RIGHTEOUS REVENGE OF ARTEMIS BONNER

SCORPIONS

1989 Newbery Honor Book

THE STORY OF THE THREE KINGDOMS

NONFICTION

ANGEL TO ANGEL: A MOTHER'S GIFT OF LOVE

BROWN ANGELS: AN ALBUM OF PICTURES AND VERSE

MALCOLM X: A FIRE BURNING BRIGHTLY

NOW IS YOUR TIME!:

THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM

1992 Coretta Scott King Author Award

AWARDS

1994 ALA Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults

1994 ALAN Award for outstanding contribution to the field of young adult literature

Copyright

BAD BOY
: A Memoir. Copyright Â© 2001 by Walter Dean Myers. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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