He was smart, but did not do that well in school. The neighborhood protected him and the church guided him. As a child, Walter's life centered on the neighborhood and the church. Herbert was an African-American man and his wife was a part-German and part-Native American woman who taught English at the local high school. Myers later took on "Dean" as his middle name in honor of his foster parents Florence and Herbert. When his mother died while giving birth to his little sister, Myers was given over as a child to Florence Dean, who was the first wife of George Myers (Walter's biological father), who raised him in Harlem, New York. Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia. He also sat on the Board of Advisors of the Society of Children's Book Writer's and Illustrators (SCBWI) because of its adult language and its realistic depiction of the Vietnam War. His 1988 novel Fallen Angels is one of the books most frequently challenged in the U.S. He has won the Coretta Scott King Award for African-American authors five times. He has written over one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction. Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers Aug– July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature.
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