Walter dean myers 19372014 was an american writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature. If slam wants to hold everything together, hell have to apply his passion for basketball to everything else in his life. The only difference between on the court and off it is that everybody is in the game off the court. Walter dean myers audio books, best sellers, author bio. He wrote more than one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction, and was best known for young adult literature. Narrator thomas penny vividly captures both the internal and external challenges slam faces while chasing his dream from the streets, to the classrooms, to the hardwood floors. The main character, greg slam harris, has to deal with daily gang violence, drugs, and murders. By walter dean myers quotes a pros summary my critique you still dont get it do you. Hoops, by walter dean myers is a fast paced, action packed, fictional novel that focuses on lonnies love for basketball. He is a superstar high school basketball player who fights the challenge of. The novel slam by walter dean meyers, takes place in a poor african american neighborhood in harlem, new york.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to. Male reluctant readers as well as basketball fans will be captivated with this realistic story in which 17yearold greg harris. Slam doesnt excel or have much interest in academics, which is a problem because to. Slam the basketball book by walter dean myers youtube. It all ties in smoothly with gregs basketball life and his dream of making it into the nba.
Written by walter dean myers, audiobook narrated by thomas penny. Greg slam harris is an outstanding basketball player, but he has a chip. Leaving his best friend ice behind, slam transfers to a topnotch academic school and is easily the best player on the basketball team. Hes seen ballplayers come and go, and he knows he could be one of the lucky ones. Walter dean myers is a new york times bestselling and critically acclaimed author who has garnered much respect and admiration for his fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for young people. Overall this book is good but it isnt as exciting as some of the other books ive read. Hoops by walter dean myers is a book about basketball. The story revolves around the efforts of seventeen yearold greg slam harris to play basketball, while maintaining his academics and his. Slam is a corretta scott king author award winner and was voted the alas best book for young adults. August 12, 1937 july 1, 2014 was a writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature. It takes place in innercity harlem in new york, and its all about the life of greg slam harris on and off the court.
Slam, by walter dean myers, was a very good book that i would rate 5 stars. Slam by walter dean myers was, in my opinion, a brilliantly written book with great wording, connections to real life and myers really gets the true feeling of the hood into the book. Sixteenyearold slam harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and. Chapters 15, chapters 610, chapters 1115, chapters 1621 here are links to our lists for other works by. Walter dean myers, a prolific author of more than one hundred titles, wrote two newbery honor books, eleven coretta scott king award winners, three national book award finalists, and the winner of the. Walter dean myers has 179 books on goodreads with 277911 ratings.
I am a product of harlem and of the values, color, toughness, and caring that i found there as a child. Slam the basketball book by walter dean myers duration. Slam has dreams of playing in the nba, and the 17yearold thinks he might have a. Walter dean myers 19372014 was the acclaimed author of over fifty books, primarily for young adults. So begins walter dean myers novel scholastic, 1996 which lends itself perfectly to an audio presentation for young adults. Seventeenyearold greg slam harris can do it all on the basketball court. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He was born in martinsburg, west virginia, but was raised in harlem, new york city. The conflict in the story isnt as interesting as other books ive read but it is definitely different. The book was about a 17 year old named greg harris who was from the streets of ny and he had just transfered schools. Sep 20, 20 with an urban, teenage voice, walter dean myers earnestly reflects the hopes and desires shared by many budding hoop dreamers.
Walter dean myers, a prolific author of more than one hundred titles, wrote two newbery honor books, eleven coretta scott king award winners, three national book award finalists, and the winner of the first michael l. The story revolves around the efforts of seventeen yearold greg slam harris to play basketball, while maintaining his academics and his personal life. Jun 07, 2012 i would recommend this novel to people who love basketball as walter dean myers does a fantastic job describing the game of basketball through gregs play. He lives in jersey city, new jersey, with his family.
Monster by walter dean myers pages 161200 duration. In the late 1960s, richie perry is growing up fast on the battlefields of vietnam. Greg loves to play basketball and is called slam because of his ability to slam dunk. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. With an urban, teenage voice, walter dean myers earnestly reflects the hopes and. Latimer is a prodominately white school whose basketball team is known as perenial losers citywide. A novel 2015 walter dean myerss last novel, delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as master juba, who lived in the nineteenth century.
Walter dean myers is the 2012 20 national ambassador for young peoples literature. Walter dean myers audio books walter dean myers 19372014 was the acclaimed author of over fifty books, primarily for young adults. He is a superstar high school basketball player who fights the challenge of keeping his grades up as well as cooping with the issue that his best friend ice is a drug dealer. The book slam by walter dean myers is about a high school boy named greg who has trouble succeeding both in school and out. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of sunrise over falluja in hardcover. This engaging historical novel is based on the true story of the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, william henry lane, who influenced today. Slam has dreams of playing in the nba, and the 17yearold thinks he might have a shot. Slam lives in harlem and attends the prestigious magnet school latimer in the south bronx.
Slam also struggles with this throughout the book because he often mistakes putting basketball before school and the relationships in his life. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Walter dean myers august 12, 1937 to july 1, 2014 is the winner of the first 2010 coretta scott king virginia hamilton award for lifetime. Point signature scholastic book by walter dean myers. The reason he switched school was to have things more challenging and most of the people in this school were white. Narrator thomas penny vividly captures both the internal. Bad boy by walter dean myers digital book trailer duration. Walter dean myers books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography.
Walter dean myers august 12, 1937 to july 1, 2014 is the winner of the first 2010 coretta scott king virginia hamilton award for lifetime achievement. His notable works include fallen angels, monster, crystal, and scorpions. Another theme in the novel, slam, by walter dean myers, is keeping your priorities straight is the key to happiness. He is the critically acclaimed new york times bestselling author an awardwinning body of work which includes, somewhere in the darkness, slam. It takes place in innercity harlem in new york, and its all about the life of greg slam. Dec 27, 2015 walter dean myers is the 2012 20 national ambassador for young peoples literature. 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 steves own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change our whole lives. Myers has received two newbery honor medals, five coretta scott king author awards. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Hes quick enough to handle the point guard slot and, as his tag implies, he can slam. Walter dean myers author visit amazons walter dean myers page. Printz award, he is considered one of the preeminent writers for children. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Greg loves to play basketball and is called slam because of his ability to slam.
A harlem teenager learns how to apply the will he has to win at hoops to other parts of his life in this vivid, fluent story from myers toussaint louverture, p. Top 10 nba slam dunk contest dunks of all time michael jordan, vince carter, dwight howard duration. This book was about an african american kid from the ghetto of new york. Walter dean myers does a good job of bringing up all the challenges that greg has to face. A seventeenyearold basketball star must learn to work with others both on and off the court.
Narrator thomas penny vividly captures both the internal and external challenges slam. Walter dean myers, author winning children book author. School library journal myers reinforces his standing as a preeminent young adult author. Slam s going oneonone with his future, and its a showdown he cant afford to lose. Hes quick enough to handle the point guard slot and, as his tag implies, he can slam dunk at will. Author walter dean myers is the 2019 childrens literature legacy award winner. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slam. With an urban, teenage voice, walter dean myers earnestly reflects the hopes and desires shared by many budding hoop dreamers.
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