Walter Dean Myers Sparknotes

In the book Hoops by Walter Dean Myers. A 17 year old boy named Lonnie Jackson wants to accomplish his dream and his dream is to be an NBA player and win an NBA championship ring. He kept practicing and barely took days off. His father wanted him to get an actual job and Lonnie Jackson was telling his dad that this job is really good and it keeps him in shape. When it was gameday, Lonnie Jackson got hurt during the game and he had to go to the hospital because he got seriously injured. Once he went

Every human being on Earth has a different perception on justice, innocence and guilt. In the book Monster, the author Walter Dean Myers explores on this topic in an unusual way. The protagonist, Steve Harmon, writes about his experience on trial and in jail. Steve tells it through a screenplay for a movie, where he is the main character, but the thing that is fascinating about this idea is the way Steve presents his innocence. The reader is able to scrutinize his thoughts and feelings from his journal

In today’s society there are violent people. Some of these people can be found in the book Monster by Walter dean Myers. The main character is Steve Harmon and he is facing trial for murder. Steve was the lookout but wasn’t responsible for Mr.Nesbitt's death. Steve is on trial for murder because he was in the store that day and you found out when he reads his journal to you. In the journal he said he was in their looking for mints. So if he was just looking for mints that don’t mean he was involved

The book Monster by Walter Dean Myers is about a 16 year old, African American boy, being accused of a crime. Steve was claimed to have been seen at the drugstore before the robbery ‘went down,’ he is claimed to be the lookout, however he denies this allegation A seemingly innocent 16 year old boy who has never perpetrated a crime before, is on trial for murder for Mr.Nesbitt along with James King, so how innocent is Mr.Steve Harmon after all? Mr.Nesbitt was the owner of the drugstore that was

Censorship is everywhere; in school, in the news, and in the world. Humans employ censorship to limit, or ban, the information a person, or a group of people, receive. According to Potter Stewart, censorship reflects society’s lack of confidence in itself. The idea of banning certain information, especially books, is quite interesting. By examining this process, people can explore the hidden information and subtle messages in books. Heavily scrutinizing suspected books is the only way to learn why

everything else about the story differently in a better way. The story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers and the book Canyons by Gary Paulsen use dialogue in their stories. Walter Dean Myers uses dialogue in his story to make you understand the characters a little bit more and Gary Paulsen uses dialogue to make you understand the tone of the story a little bit better. Walter Dean Myers uses dialogue to make you understand the characters a little bit more in the story “The Treasure of

Walter Dean Myers, born Walter Milton Myers, was born on August 12th, 1937 and died on July 1st 2014. He was an American author for children’s book. He wrote over 100 books including picture books and nonfiction books. Two of his most famous books arguably if not his most famous books are Monster (1999) and Fallen Angel (1988). Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia on a Thursday. At a very young age, of 2, his mom passed away and he was sent to live with his new family Florence and Herbert

activity before completing their schoolwork. In most cases, kids become furious about missing the entertainment they were planning on doing. Children eventually understand why their parents did not let them attend. “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers tells the story of a boy named Greg Ridley who wants to play basketball for the Scorpions. However, Greg’s dad does not let Greg play for them because of his poor grades in school. Greg runs away and meets Lemon Brown, a homeless man, who treats

about since his only pet passed away. Jack explains to his teacher that he just cannot write a poem and his brain is empty. With the help of inspiration from his teacher, Jack decides to try to write a poem. Jack loved the poem Love that Dog by Walter Dean Meyers and decided he could write something like that too about his dog, Sky that passed away. Jack named his poem My Yellow Dog and released he can write poems well with some inspiration and help. • I really enjoyed this short story of Jack

his latest math grade. Things start to turn when Greg stumbles upon the abandoned tenement that Old Man Lemon Brown lives in. In there, he learns an important lesson that will change him forever. In “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” the author, Walter Dean Myers, expresses the theme that everyone has their niche, or how Lemon Brown calls it, a ‘Treasure’ and the lesson to not judge a book by it’s cover. This theme connects to main character Greg Ridley, who is having trouble with

Harmon had written in his screenplay of his trial. Steve is the main character in Walter Dean Myers’ book Monster. Steve faces a trial where he might charged with the murder of Aguinaldo Nesbitt. He is on trial next to his supposed acquaintance James King and the Prosecution’s attorney Sandra Petrocelli. The book composed in a third person screenplay of Steve’s experiences during the trial. In Monster Walter Dean Myers uses the appearances of Steve, Osvaldo, and the case itself to prove the theme that

Losing Innocence: “Fallen Angels” find the true meaning of war      “Fallen Angels”, written by Walter Dean Myers, is a novel that tells about the story of young boys going into battle during the Vietnam War. There are many themes in “Fallen Angels” but the main theme is the loss of innocence. The title makes reference to these themes. And the boys in the book have dreams of losing their virginity and drinking alcohol for the first time. They are thrown into a harsh reality

Monster by Walter Dean Myers and On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter, The similarities in the moral struggles are pronounced by the characters drive to find their own individualities. Though choices of their own, both characters came to realized that they have traded their individuality and Struggle against the label that societies have given them. Steve greatest struggle is found within himself while he questions if he is a monster and he is forced to question on In the Monster by Walter Dean Myers

In the novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, true heroism is shown throughout many events in the story. One of the many characters in the book, Lt. Carroll, was said to show heroism before the main character, Richie Perry, came to the war. Another example of heroism by Lt. Carroll is when he was trying to lead his squad to safety but ended up getting hit himself. The third way Myers showed heroism is when Monaco, one of the squad members, was captured by the enemy and Richie and Peewee, another

ssy Martinez Monster by Walter Dean Myers “The best time to cry is at night, when the lights are out and someone is being beaten up and screaming for help” (Myers 1). 1. This is the opening line of the book and the journal of Steve Harmon, who is also the main character and is on trial for felony murder. Steve Harmon is stating why it is better to cry at night. 2. What Steve is explaining that it is always better to cry at night when there are other activities happening and it is dark, because