TY  - BOOK
AU  - Myers , Water Dean
TI  - Bad boy: a mirror 
SN  - 9780439823197
AV  - PS3563.Y48 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Scholastic
KW  - Biography
KW  - Family
KW  - Growing up
KW  - Identity
KW  - 20th century
N2  - As 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
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