The story I read and am writing my essay on is the book Hoops by Walter Dean Myers. The reason why I am writing this essay is because I like this is a great book. The book is about a seventeen year old boy named Lonnie‚ faces a difficult life with the harsh nagging of his mom and trying to become pro at basketball. Later on in this book Lonnie faces a really difficult decision if he wants to throw the game or if he wants to beat the opposing team. This is a great book because it teaches about friendship
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Myers‚ Walter Dean. (b. 1937)‚ poet‚ editor‚ and novelist. A versatile and prolific writer‚ Walter Dean Myers (also Walter M. Myers) has published short fiction‚ essays‚ and poetry in such disparate periodicals as the Liberator‚ Negro Digest‚ McCall’s‚ Essence‚ Espionage‚ and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. He was a regular contributor to men’s magazines until‚ as he says‚ "they gave themselves up to pornography." In 1968‚ he wrote his first children’s book as an entry to a contest sponsored
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Monster‚ by Walter Dean Myers‚ is about a 16 year old Harlem boy named Steve Harmon. Steve gets tried for murder in a court of law because he supposedly was involved in the burglary/shooting of Mr. Nesbit‚ the convenience store clerk on December 22. Steve is wrongfully arrested‚ and spends time in jail awaiting his verdict‚ which he is found innocent for after a long trial. While in prison‚ Steve put his time to good use and wrote a play word for word based on his trial. This book falls under the
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Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers is a writer of children’s and young adult literature. Born in West Virginia in 1937‚ after his mother died‚ when Myers was only two‚ he was sent to live with foster parents. With these parents‚ Florence and Herbert Dean‚ Walter moved to Harlem. The Deans were good to Myers‚ and as an adult he took their last name as his own middle name‚ to honor them. Myers spent most of his young adult life in Harlem. "Harlem became my home and the place where my first impressions
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Walter Dean Myers is a well established author who writes compelling stories of the struggles of young adults. Walter Dean Myers became well known by his astounding achievements and amazing literature. A big part of what made Walter who he is today is his early life and how it affected his writing‚ his first success‚ his background‚ how his writing contributed to our youth‚ the controversies about him‚ and the fact of should his books be red in a high school. The great quality that Walter Dean
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The book Monster‚ by Walter Dean Myers‚ is a life learning experience for Steve‚ the main character. Steve Harmon is a 16 year old who is in jail at the start of the book. He faces life in jail for a feeling murder. A first-hand experience that questions the American legal system. However‚ Steve is writing a journal about his experience in jail. The tone Myers writes the journal in is a fear and violence way and feeling of the story. Otherwise‚ Myers shows a lesson to me about how black people were
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In the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers‚ Steve Harmon is a 16 old African American convicted of being a conspirator in a felony murder. The theme of Monster is to make smart and wise choices‚ in general‚ and more specifically about the book‚ who you hang out with. When Steve learned to make wise choices he was taken in for felony murder‚ he was labeled as a monster by the prosecutor. But Steve didn’t feel like a monster. This lesson will teach Steve to make wise decisions in life but more importantly
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There are many factors that should be taken into consideration when debating on what the biggest problems are not only in the justice system but also in the court system‚ many of them being seen throughout the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers. For instance‚ race seems to still be an issue in today’s justice system. One example on how race is a problem in the justice system is on the case of Clarence Brandley. Clarence was realized from jail after being wrongfully convicted and on death row for
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This book is about a kid named Jamal Hicks‚ and his best friend named Tito Cruz. Jamal have a brother that is in jail‚ because he stabbed another person‚ so Jamal’s mama need to get the money to get him out of jail. Jamal has a bad time at school‚ because he doesn’t do his homework‚ and he is always getting in trouble‚ and he is always on Mr. Davidson office {the principal of the school}. He also has a young sister named Sassy. At school there is a kid named Dwayne‚ and he always a bother to
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This summer I read a book called Monster. The author is Walter Dean Myers. I was reading through the titles of books i could of read and when i saw Monster it reminded me that people told me it was 10/10. I never like the books i read but i know for sure that this book was the best book i have ever read!!!! Even though i only read like 4 book’s in my life but trust me i know it most more than just good. Judge announces‚ ‘ James King Then must have to return a verdict of guilty of felony murder
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