Bad Boy: A Memoir Audiobook (Free)

Into a memoir that is gripping, funny, heartbreaking, and unforgettable, Walter Dean Myers richly weaves the facts of his Harlem childhood in the 1940s and 1950s: a loving home life with his adopted parents, Bible school, street games, and the vitality of his neighborhood. Although Walter spent a lot of his time either engaging in trouble or within the basketball court, secretly he was a voracious audience and an aspiring article writer. But as his leads for a successful future reduced, the values he previously been taught in the home, in college, and in his community appeared worthless, and he turned to the streets and his books for convenience. Here in his own words and phrases is the story of one from the most powerful voices in children’s and youthful adult literature today.