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  Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers It's 1925 and Mark Purvis is a 16-year-old with a summer to kill. He'd rather jam with his jazz band (they need the practice), but is urged by his parents to get a job. As an assistant at THE CRISIS, a magazine for the "new Negro," Mark rubs shoulders with Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. He's invited to a party at Alfred Knopf's place. He's making money, but not enough, and when piano player Fats Waller entices him and his buddies to make some fast cash, Mark finds himself crossing the gangster Dutch Schultz. Contributor: Walter Dean Myers is the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of more than eighty books for children and young adults. His award-winning body of work includes Sunrise Over Fallujah, Fallen Angels, Somewhere in the Darkness, Slam!, Jazz, Harlem Summer. Mr. Myers has received two Newbery Honors and five Coretta Scott King Awards. In addition, he is the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award. He lives in Jersey City, New Jersey $4.89 You save: 30% books;paperback books;paperbacks | Ages 12 and Up

  
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  Harlem Summer by Walter Dean Myers It's 1925 and Mark Purvis is a 16-yr-old with a summer to kill. He'd rather jam with his jazz band (they need the practice), but is urged by his parents to get a job. As an assistant at The Crisis, a magazine for the "new Negro," Mark rubs shoulders with Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. He's invited to a party at Alfred Knopf's place. He's making money, but not enough, and when piano player Fats Waller entices him and his buddies to make some fast cash, Mark finds himself crossing the gangst $16.99 Hardcover Book | Grades 6-12

  
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Author: Walter Dean Myers

Illustrator: Christopher Myers

Interest Level:
3-5

Grade Level Equivalent:
4.5

Guided Reading Level:
R

Age:
8-10

Genre:
Poetry and Rhymes, Realistic Fiction

Subject:
Literature Appreciation, African American History, African American, Music, Visual Arts, City Life, Literature

Father and son celebrate a rich and vibrant neighborhood that has been a historic center of African-American culture in New York City. Walter Dean Myers gives poetry a jazz backbeat to tell Harlem's story.