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UNINA9910135121003321 |
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Autore |
Hoover Elizabeth |
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Titolo |
Walter Dean Myers / / by Elizabeth Hoover |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Detroit : , : Lucent Books, , 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (96 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Authors, American - 20th century |
Young adult literature - Authorship |
African American authors |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: One-man movement -- ch 1. The secret joy of books -- ch 2. A rocky start to a writing career -- ch 3. A writer's life -- ch 4. Pain and possibility on the streets of Harlem -- ch 5. From the real to the realer -- ch 6. An ambassador for reading. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Profiles the life and career of the groundbreaking African-American children's and young adults' author, Walter Dean Myers. |
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