In 1871 Joshua Loper, a sixteen-year-old black cowboy, records in his journal his experiences while making his first cattle drive under an unsympathetic trail boss.

3) We are America: a tribute from the heart

Author

Myers, Walter Dean

Pub. Date

2011.

Language

English

Description

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Examines the events and people that have shaped America, providing portraits of figures such as Chief Tecumseh, President Abraham Lincoln, and musician Jimi Hendrix, and featuring lyrical, free-verse poetic text.

4) Monster

Author

Myers, Walter Dean

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

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Black History Month - YA
TIME Magazine Best YA Reads

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While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.

5) Kick

Author

Myers, Walter Dean

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

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Sports Reads - YA

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Told in their separate voices, thirteen-year-old soccer star Kevin and police sergeant Brown, who knew his father, try to keep Kevin out of juvenile hall after he is arrested on very serious charges.

6) Bad boy: a memoir

Author

Myers, Walter Dean

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

Description

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A memoir of the African American who grew up listening to stories and who carries on the storytelling tradition in his numerous and award-winning books.