Bad Boy: A Memoir
by Walter Dean Myers
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Author: Walter Dean MyersEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-05-07
ISBN: 0064472884
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Amistad
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Book Review: A Story of a Boy.
Summary: 4 Stars
Do you like to read? Do you love writing? Is school just not for you? Are you looking for a good book? If so, then Bad Boy is the book for you.
Bad Boy is a memoir of the life of Walter Dean Myers. This book covers the author's (Walter's) childhood. I rated this book with four stars because of all of the excitement. Walter is a boy growing up in 1940s-50s. He moved to Harlem as a young boy and spent his childhood there.
Walter was always very bright. He loved to write. He also adored reading his comic books until "The Wicked Witch of West Harlem" (a woman named Ms. Dodson) told Walter that comic books were a map to jail. Walter never stopped wanting to become a writer. A lot of his writing influence came from growing up in Harlem.
Picture this... It is 1940's Harlem, New York. The streets are alive with vivid colors and amazing sounds everywhere you look. You hear the wonderful music of Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington and Glenn Miller. Girls are jumping double-dutch on the sidewalks. All of these sights and sounds impacted Walter's writing.
Interestingly enough, although Walter loved to read and write, he started attending school irregularly. Then he started skipping more than he went. Eventually, he stopped going at all, resulting in him missing his own graduation! What was he to do? He felt that he was a failure. He could only think of one thing. Walter became a member of the United States Army.
Bad Boy was truly a great book. All of the events have you loyal until the end. You will love how everything falls in to place. I surely did. I highly recommend reading Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers.
Reviewed by TJ Barrett
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