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Walter Dean Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on August 12, 1937. ... (Teen Reads, 2003) So Myers was sent to live with foster parents, Florence and Herbert Dean, in Harlem New York. ... ” (Teen Reads, 2003) Myers played several sports throughout his years, including basketball, his main love, baseball, football and a few others. ... (Teen Reads, 2003) Walter’s foster mother was a barely literate, half-Indian, half-German woman. ... When Walter was young, he loved to read comic books. ... Throughout his years of schooling, Myers battled with a severe speech impediment. This made Walter very frustrated and angry. ... For this reason, Walter’s teachers suggested that, instead of him reading out loud from written books, he write his own stories. ... By the time that Myers reached the fifth grade, he knew that he wanted to write stories, rather than just read them.
Approximate Word count = 612
Approximate Pages = 2.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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