01089nam a22002177a 45000010005000000030006000050050017000110080041000280200018000690400029000870500015001160820011001311000038001422450048001802500024002282600035002523000022002875200501003096500034008106500027008444428FISKH20260127142358.0240905b        cb ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780439823197  aFISKHbengcFISKHdFISKH  aPS3563.Y48  2813.54  aMyers , Water Deand(1937–2014)  aBad boy :cBy Walter Dean Myersba mirror /  aFirst printing 2005  aNew York :bScholastic,c2005.  a206 pages :c20cm  aAs a boy, Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously�he would check out books from the library and carry them home, hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer (and he eventually succeeded).
But as his hope for a successful future diminished, the values he had been taught at home, in school, and in his community seemed worthless, and he turned to the streets and to his books for comfort.  2BiographyaFamilyvGrowing up  2Identityv20th century