Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers was born August 12, 1937. Early in his life his mother died after giving birth to his little sister, and he was raised by foster parents, where he took his middle name from. He grew up in Harlem, New York, where at an early age he acquired an early love for reading and writing. He attended school until high school, where at the age of 17 he dropped out to enter the army. After exiting the army, he continued writing and became a prolific author, receiving many nominations and prizes for his work, which include the novels Fallen Angels, Monster, and Autobiography of my Dead Brother.