A review by rebecca2023
Bad Boy: A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers

4.0

Read for a course. Read immediately after Jerry Spinelli's memoir. Spinelli described himself as a "good boy" with a great deal of appreciation for the troublemakers who made life interesting. Myers was a bit of a troublemaker! While Spinelli was valedictorian and had perfect attendance as a youngster, Myers was truant and barely passed his classes, although he was identified as gifted. It was really interesting to read the memoirs of these two fantastic young adult authors back to back. It has increased my appreciation for both, and brings up many, many questions about what it means to be white and privileged vs. poor and black in America.