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A review by debz57a52
Bad Boy: A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers
3.0
I think I'd mark this a 2.5 for me, but a 3.5 for my students.
Walter Dean Myers certainly had an interesting childhood, moved from family member to family member, raised both supervised and unsupervised, loving reading and writing but hiding his talents from those who loved him.
Infused throughout this book are comments about how he learned to read and write, and how he struggled to stay out of trouble at school despite his intelligence - probably stories that similar students would appreciate. Similarly, the book is very simply written, with shorter sentences, unchallenging vocabulary (for junior high and above), and little in flowery language. Myers is very concrete with his description and the pacing takes things slowly, which I felt was dry and boring but struggling readers may appreciate.
Walter Dean Myers certainly had an interesting childhood, moved from family member to family member, raised both supervised and unsupervised, loving reading and writing but hiding his talents from those who loved him.
Infused throughout this book are comments about how he learned to read and write, and how he struggled to stay out of trouble at school despite his intelligence - probably stories that similar students would appreciate. Similarly, the book is very simply written, with shorter sentences, unchallenging vocabulary (for junior high and above), and little in flowery language. Myers is very concrete with his description and the pacing takes things slowly, which I felt was dry and boring but struggling readers may appreciate.