Friday, March 4, 2011

Walter Dean Myers, 73, a hero to young readers (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2010 file photo, author Walter Dean Myers tours his old Harlem neighborhood in New York. For many kids around the country, Walter Dean Myers is a must-read whose books have sold millions of copies and have a special appeal for the toughest of people to reach, boys. He is able, like few writers, to relate to his readers as they live today. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)AP - It began as a competition between sixth-grader Jailen Swinney and a friend: Who could read a book faster?


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