Thalia Book Club: Walter Dean Myers' Riot

Name: Thalia Book Club: Walter Dean Myers' Riot
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 9781467664219

Author: Walter Dean Myers

Series: Thalia Kids' Book Club

Narrator: Madeline Cohen

Unabridged: 1 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Symphony Space

Published: 01/31/2010

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Literary Criticism & Collections

Synopsis

The two-time National Book Award finalist discusses his historical novel about the New York City Draft Riots in 1863 with middle graders and teens, ages 12 and up. The event includes a discussion with the audience.

Performance playlist: Reading with the Audience by Walter Dean Myers, then conversation between Walter Dean Myers and Madeline Cohen.

About Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults and a three-time National Book Award Finalist as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

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