We are so very sad to hear of the passing of Walter Dean Myers, - TopicsExpress



          

We are so very sad to hear of the passing of Walter Dean Myers, who has done so much to celebrate and advocate for children of all backgrounds. His words will continue to inspire. From his recent NYTimes piece: TODAY I am a writer, but I also see myself as something of a landscape artist. I paint pictures of scenes for inner-city youth that are familiar, and I people the scenes with brothers and aunts and friends they all have met. Thousands of young people have come to me saying that they love my books for some reason or the other, but I strongly suspect that what they have found in my pages is the same thing I found in “Sonny’s Blues.” They have been struck by the recognition of themselves in the story, a validation of their existence as human beings, an acknowledgment of their value by someone who understands who they are. It is the shock of recognition at its highest level. nyti.ms/1qmyzxK
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 18:35:40 +0000

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