The late Walter Dean Myers was the 2012-2013 National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. He was the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of an award-winning body of work which includes Somewhere in the Darkness, Slam!, and Monster. Mr. Myers has received two Newbery Honor medals, five Coretta Scott King Author Book Awards, and three National Book Award Finalist citations. In addition, he was the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award.

"Walter, thank you for being the role model so many of us needed. . . Thank you for being a champion for literacy. Thank you for reminding us that Blackness is beautiful. Thank you for showing us that we can all be heroes."

-- Varian Johnson, Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning author of The Parker Inheritance

"With his books, [my father] gave us an outline of the heart, a tracing of what it meant for him to be a young person that resonated through generations of young people since."

-- Christopher Myers, son of Walter Dean Myers and Caldecott Honor-winning artist

"The [updated] book covers aim to evoke curiosity and a sense of belonging, making the reader eager to explore the stories within."

-- Allan Johnson, Walter Dean Myers repackaging cover artist

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

Pub date: 2025-05-06

Length: 400 pages