While giving birth to his sister, Imogene, Myers's mother died Walter was two years old at the time. Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on August 12, 1937, to George Ambrose and Mary Myers. Though he is best known for his young adult novels, Myers has also developed a reputation as a skilled author of histories for juvenile audiences, penning biographies of such notable figures as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. This combination of mature situations and language has resulted in several of Myers's works making the American Library Association/Office for Intellectual Freedom's annual list of most challenged books for young readers in the United States.
In addition to the frank dialogue of his characters, Myers's fiction recreates many of the difficult scenarios confronting modern children, including teen pregnancy, gangs, and school shootings. Myers's fiction and nonfiction frequently utilizes realism and urban vernacular to reach underrepresented adolescent readers, making him a unique voice in children's literature. INTRODUCTIONĪ five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and a two-time winner of the Newbery Honor Book Award, Myers is one of the most prolific and versatile authors of contemporary young adult novels. For further information on his life and works, see CLR, Volumes 4, 16, and 35. The following entry presents an overview of Myers's career through 2005. Myers) American poet, memoirist, biographer, historian, and author of picture books, juvenile nonfiction, and young adult novels. (Born Walter Milton Myers has also published as Walter M.
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