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Bad Boy: A Graphic Memoir

by Walter Dean Myers

A writer’s coming-of-age in graphic form

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A writer’s coming-of-age in graphic form

Adapted from Walter Dean Myers’s autobiography, this graphic memoir traces his childhood and adolescence in Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s. It brings together school troubles—including fights when he was teased about his speech impediment—with his growing attachment to books and ambition to write. Financial difficulties at home narrow the choices he sees, while his desire to write persists. The setting also places his memories amid a Harlem where figures such as Langston Hughes and Sugar Ray Robinson were part of everyday street life. Guy A. Sims adapts Myers’s account, with illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile, giving the life story a visual format.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in memoir and coming-of-age stories.
  • Readers curious about Walter Dean Myers’s early life and path toward writing.
  • Readers interested in graphic adaptations of autobiographical accounts.

Themes

Coming of ageEducation and school lifeSpeech and identityBooks and writingGrowing up in Harlem

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Book overview

A gripping graphic memoir adaptation of iconic, multi-award-winning author Walter Dean Myers's autobiography, telling the story of his coming-of-age in Harlem, adapted by Guy A. Sims and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile.

Legendary author Walter Dean Myers was once a troublemaker and a truant.

Just how bad was he? From instigating mischievous pranks at home to fighting in the classroom--especially when teased about his speech impediment--irrepressible Walter was more than a handful. Underneath it all, he had a tremendous love for books, and by high school he longed to become a writer. But financial troubles at home made him feel his options were so limited that he dropped out of school. Still, his desire to write was as irrepressible as Walter himself. If he could only be given the chance...

Walter recounts what growing up in Harlem was like in the 1940s and 1950s--when seeing Langston Hughes and Sugar Ray Robinson on the street was the norm and Jackie Robinson ruled the baseball field.

Gripping. Funny. Heartbreaking. Walter Dean Myers's memoir is unforgettable. This is the award-winning story of one of the strongest voices in children's and young adult literature.

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