1937-2014

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1937-2014

Literary newsmakers for students

presenting analysis, context, and criticism on newsmaking novels, nonfiction, and poetry
Provides analysis and criticism of recent novels and other works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama.

Walter Dean Myers

A brief biography of African American young adult author Walter Dean Myers.
Cover image of Walter Dean Myers

Jailed for being black

the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer who was wrongly convicted of three murders and spent nearly twenty years in prison.

Jailed for being black

the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a black boxer who was wrongly convicted of three murders and spent nearly twenty years in prison.

Monster

a graphic novel
While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
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