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Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom
$8.72
When a group of illegally enslaved Africans takes over their captors' ship, the Amistad, in 1839, they find themselves facing a judge, with not only their freedom at stake but also the issue of slavery as a whole on trial. Reprint. Author: Myers, Walter Dean Publisher: Puffin Binding: Paperback Lang..
Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom: A Thirst for Free...
$9.55
When a group of illegally enslaved Africans takes over their captors' ship, the Amistad, in 1839, they find themselves facing a judge, with not only their freedom at stake but also the issue of slavery as a whole on trial. Author: Myers, Walter Dean Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Binding: Hardcover Lang..
At Her Majesty's Request: An African Princess in V...
$7.66
A Newbery Honor author traces the biography of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, the African princess saved from execution and taken to England where Queen Victoria oversaw her upbringing and where she lived for a time before marrying an African missionary. Author: Myers, Walter Dean Publisher: Scholastic Press..
Amistad Books for Young Readers
Bad Boy: A Memoir
$7.61
A classic memoir that's gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable from the bestselling former National Ambassador of Books for Young People. A strong choice for summer reading-an engaging and powerful autobiographical exploration of growing up a so-called "bad boy" in Harlem in the 1940s.As a bo..
Game
$8.95
This thrilling basketball story from New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers is a strong choice for independent reading and sharing in the classroom. Thought-provoking and packed with court action, Game is a winner.Drew Lawson knows basketball is taking him places. It has to, because his..
Harlem Summer
$7.83
Myers is at his clever best in this witty and action-packed, coming-of-age story of a teenager's summer during the Harlem Renaissance and his run-ins with famous gangsters, writers, and musicians.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..
Harlem Summer
$7.95
Walter Dean Myers delivers a humorous, action-packed historical novel set during the Harlem Renaissance.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 CRIS..
Amistad Books for Young Readers
Lockdown
$7.95
Lockdown is the powerful tale of fourteen-year-old Reese Anderson, who has spent 22 months in a tiny cell at a “progress center.” Living in fear and isolation, Reese begins looking within himself to find a way out of the prison system.Acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers offers an honest story about f..
Monster (Coretta Scott King Honor Book)
$8.68
This New York Times bestselling novel from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial.Presented as a screenplay of Steve's own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change o..
Mr. Monkey and the Gotcha Bird: An Original Tale
$11.66
Captured by the Gotcha Bird one day when he was walking around with his nose in the air thinking he was big stuff, Monkey does some fast thinking to keep from being eaten. Author: Myers, Walter Dean Publisher: Delacorte Pr Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0385292929 ISBN-13: 97803852929..
One More River to Cross: An African American Photo...
$9.43
This intimate collection of photographs documents the African American experience, a journey from captivity to freedom, from south to north, east to west. It celebrates the courageous achievements of men and women whose defiant rejection of inequality and subjugation put their own lives at risk. Aut..
Slam!
$7.95
An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER FALLUJA in hardcover.Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris can do it all on the basketball court. He's seen ballplayers come and go, and he knows he cou..
Slam! (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition...
$22.03
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. 16-year-old ""Slam"" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently. Author: Myers, Walter Dean Publisher: Turtleback Books Binding: school..
Amistad Books for Young Readers
Street Love
$9.68
This groundbreaking novel in verse from Walter Dean Myers-two-time Newbery Honor winner and five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner-is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet story set in Harlem. Share this one with readers taken with books by Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, and Elizabeth Acevedo.Whether read at..
The Glory Field
$7.58
An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER FALLUJA in hardcover."Those shackles didn't rob us of being black, son, they robbed us of being human."This is the story of one family. A family whose h..
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Toussaint L'ouverture: The Fight for Haiti's Freed...
$13.55
The liberation of Haiti under Toussaint L'Ouverture, a freed slave who became general of the slave army, which rose against the French in 1791, is told in exciting, factual narrative and enhanced by bold, full-color paintings. Author: Myers, Walter Dean Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publish..
USS Constellation: Pride of the American Navy
$9.90
Documents the travels of the USS Constellation, from its heroic role in patrolling and intercepting ships used in the illegal African slave trade and its exploits in the Civil War protecting the Union and defeating Confederate vessels, to its retirement, restoration, and permanent residence at Balti..
Where does the day go?
$41.61
Several children tell what they think happens to the day when night arrives. Author: Myers, Walter Dean Publisher: Parents' Magazine Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0819303178 ISBN-13: 9780819303172..