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early life
walter was born in 1937 august 16 in harlem NY, in his early years he didnt have a author to look up to so he was self educated -
highschool drop out
walter dean myers didnt finish high school but soon went into the navy -
2 influences
1 walter droped out of high school 2 lost his mother when she had birth to his sister -
out the army
walter was always a good writer even though he strugled in school and teacher of his told him to keep writing no matter what. he thoght about it and took her word for it. -
first published book
where does the day go was myers first published book and it was a contest winner -
award winning books
harlem summer,sunrise over fallujah,and game