Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers is the beloved and outstanding author of such children's and young adult books as Fallen Angels, Somewhere in the Darkness, Slam!, and Harlem, among many more. His many awards include two Newbery Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, and the Michael J. Printz Award.

The Glory Field

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.8

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Greatest: Muhammad Ali

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.9

Genre/Theme: Biography, General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Harlem Hellfighters

by Walter Dean Myers, Bill Miles

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 9.0

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Journal of Biddy Owens

(My Name Is America)

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.8

Genre/Theme: Mystery and Suspense

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Journal of Biddy Owens

(My Name Is America)

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.8

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Journal of Joshua Loper

(My Name Is America)

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.9

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Journal of Scott Pendleton Collins

(My Name Is America)

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.3

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Legend Of Tarik

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.3

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Mouse Rap

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.2

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Outside Shot

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.7

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.6

Genre/Theme: General Fiction, Westerns

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Story of the Three Kingdoms

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Ashley Bryan

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.6

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Young Landlords

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Three Swords for Granada

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by John Speirs

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.8

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Toussaint L'Ouverture

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 7.9

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Victory For Jamie (adapted version)

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.2

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

We Are America

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers

Interest Level: Grades 1 - 5

Genre/Theme: Poetry

Resources: No

We Were Heroes

(My Name Is America)

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.3

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Won't Know Till I Get There

by Walter Dean Myers

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.4

Genre/Theme: Mystery and Suspense

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Young Martin's Promise

(Stories of America)

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Barbara H. Bond

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Genre/Theme: General Nonfiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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