{"product_id":"bad-boy-a-graphic-memoir-9780063099920","title":"Bad Boy: A Graphic Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping graphic memoir adaptation of iconic, multi-award-winning author Walter Dean Myers's autobiography, telling the story of his coming-of-age in Harlem, adapted by Guy A. Sims and illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegendary author Walter Dean Myers was once a troublemaker and a truant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust how bad was he? From instigating mischievous pranks at home to fighting in the classroom--especially when teased about his speech impediment--irrepressible Walter was more than a handful. Underneath it all, he had a tremendous love for books, and by high school he longed to become a writer. But financial troubles at home made him feel his options were so limited that he dropped out of school. Still, his desire to write was as irrepressible as Walter himself. If he could only be given the chance...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter recounts what growing up in Harlem was like in the 1940s and 1950s--when seeing Langston Hughes and Sugar Ray Robinson on the street was the norm and Jackie Robinson ruled the baseball field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGripping. Funny. Heartbreaking. Walter Dean Myers's memoir is unforgettable. This is the award-winning story of one of the strongest voices in children's and young adult literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMyers, Walter Dean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWalter Dean Myers \u003c\/strong\u003ewas the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers was recognized by every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and five Coretta Scott King Book Award winners. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award finalist as well as the first ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnyabwile, Dawud:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDawud Anyabwile\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Emmy Award-winning artist and the cocreator and illustrator of the groundbreaking comics series \u003cem\u003eBrotherman: Dictator of Discipline\u003c\/em\u003e, which is cocreated and written by his brother, Guy A. Sims. Dawud has also worked as a character designer on television productions such as \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Thornberrys\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRugrats\u003c\/em\u003e as well as served as a production artist on a variety of music videos, commercials, and game animations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSims, Guy A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuy A. Sims\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet and fiction writer as well as the cocreator of Brotherman Comics. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eLiving Just a Little: A Novel\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Cold Hard Cases of Duke Denim\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Kwanzaa Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Kwanzaa Kids Learn the Seven Principles\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51624059797778,"sku":"9780063099920","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cc7f62c7-5b68-47d1-8598-d2e5886ce2e6.jpg?v=1758652708","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bad-boy-a-graphic-memoir-9780063099920","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}