Walter Dean Myers

A Literary Companion

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Mary Ellen Snodgrass

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Walter Dean Myers, pre-eminent author of teen fiction and verse, refines the image of black characters that are frequently trivialized or vilified in juvenile literature, advertising, television and film. From his saga ""The Glory Field"" to his novel ""The Young Landlords"", Myers's canon surveys the complex realm of the teen years as colliding settings in home, school, and the street. This volume introduces readers to both the writer and his work, with an emphasis on the characters, dates, events, motifs and themes from the book. Myer's one hundred one A-to-Z entries offer concise, analytical discussion on all topics and include generous citations from primary and secondary sources. Each entry concludes with a selected bibliography on such subjects as segregation, Malcolm X, urbanism, writing, metafiction, drugs and alcohol, slavery, and the Vietnam War. Appendices include a timeline of historical events in Myer's writings and forty topics for group or individual projects, oral analysis, background material and theme development. A map of Harlem (where many of the stories are set), genealogical diagrams for characters, and an author chronology are also included.

Author Biography:

Mary Ellen Snodgrass is an award-winning author of English and Latin textbooks and reference works for 35 years. She taught at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University in North Carolina for 23 years. Her writing focuses on women's and world literature and history and general research topics, including epidemics, the history of money, clothing, food, and dance. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina.

Release date NZ

July 30th, 2006

Author

Mary Ellen Snodgrass

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

chronology

Pages

317

Dimensions

180x253x18

ISBN-13

9780786424566

Product ID

6302437

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