Greg harris is hispanic and is known as slam by his family and friends. Alex lindquist april 9, 2002 blue under slammin pressure out of all the books i have read this year, one has stood out most and made me really think about it. Slam by walter dean myers timeline created by pakorin. Walter dean myers august 12, 1937 to july 1, 2014 is the winner of the first 2010 coretta scott king virginia hamilton.
What is its significance to the book and your life. Seventeenyearold slam harris is counting on his basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and to succeed in. Maybe if i could get my game right, all my game, on and off the court, i. Ray schuck focuses on the sports stories of walter dean myers, both as myers. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of sunrise over falluja in hardcover. Slam s going oneonone with his future, and its a showdown he cant afford to lose.
He wrote more than one hundred books including picture books and nonfiction. Slam lives in harlem and attends the prestigious magnet school latimer in the south bronx. By walter dean myers quotes a pros summary my critique you still dont get it do you. The book i have read is called slam and it is by walter dean meyers. Only when he is playing basketball does slam know what moves to make and how to relate to the people around him. Walter dean myers is the 2012 20 national ambassador for young peoples literature. What is the central message of the book slam by walter. A tribute from the heart 2011 walter dean myers teams up with son christopher myers to celebrate the heart and soul of america, its ordinary and extraordinary people, and the monumental events that have shaped it. Walter dean myers central rappahannock regional library. Slam by walter dean myers timeline timetoast timelines.
Walter dean myers, author winning children book author. Slam has dreams of playing in the nba, and the 17yearold. The only difference between on the court and off it is that everybody is in the game off the court. The novel slam by walter dean myers is a story about an african american teenage athlete by the name of greg. Quotes from book slam by walter dean myers free kids. It takes place in innercity harlem in new york, and its all about the life of greg slam. He won the coretta scott king award for africanamerican authors five times. Slam is a corretta scott king author award winner and was voted the alas best book for young adults. Meettheauthor recording with walter dean myers about slam. Slam by walter dean myers research essay graduateway. Young adult literature and culture cambridge scholars publishing. Greg loves to play basketball and is called slam because of his ability to slam. If slam wants to hold everything together, hell have to apply his passion for basketball to everything else in his life.
Bad boy by walter dean myers digital book trailer duration. Author walter dean myers is the 2019 childrens literature legacy award winner. The book slam by walter dean myers is about a high school boy named greg who has trouble succeeding both in school and out. Greg is a highschool student and a star basketball player. The main character, greg slam harris, has to deal with daily gang violence, drugs, and murders. He tries out and makes the latimer basketball team. Read monster online read free novel read light novel. Walter dean myers 19372014 was an american writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature. The novel slam by walter dean meyers, takes place in a poor african american neighborhood in harlem, new york. He is the critically acclaimed new york times bestselling author an awardwinning body of work which includes, somewhere in the darkness, slam.
An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers b. This past semester i read the book slam by walter dean myers. Get an answer for what is the central message of the book slam by walter dean myers. Walter dean myers books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Point signature scholastic book by walter dean myers. He lives with his mom, dad, and little brother derek. South london and maudsley nhs foundation trust or slam, a group of hospitals. School library journal myers reinforces his standing as a preeminent young adult author. Monster by walter dean myers, street love by walter dean myers, scorpions by walter dean myers, fallen angels by walter dean. With an urban, teenage voice, walter dean myers earnestly reflects. Slam has dreams of playing in the nba, and the 17yearold thinks he might have a. Theres plenty of basketball here, but, as in any good sports novel, more is going on than the sport. This book is about a 16 year old person called greg harris. The following are 20 important events from the novel slam by walter dean myers the novel opens with the school principal of slam s new school, mr.
I need to know 20 important events in order from the book. What is the theme of the book slam by walter dean myers. Through the years, walter dean myers has written dozens of books for children. Walter dean myers monster illustrations by christopher myers to john brendel for his long friendship contents prologue monday, july 6th tuesday, july 7th wednesday, july 8 thursday. Click download or read online button to get slam book pdf book now. Walter dean myers did a good job in vividly describing the scenes in the book. The narrative line is that slam the chief character is traveling to a new school that is a white school where he one time went to a predominately. What are the plot events in slam written by walter dean. Seventeenyearold greg slam harris can do it all on the basketball court.
So begins walter dean myers novel scholastic, 1996 which lends itself perfectly to an audio presentation for young adults. Period 7 i chose this picture as a symbol because it shows how slam was getting beat down, and he got help and now, he can do a lot of stuff. He is a superstar high school basketball player who fights the challenge of keeping his grades up as well as cooping with the issue that his best friend ice is a drug dealer. He is a superstar high school basketball player who fights. The only difference between on the court and off it is that everybody is in the game off the. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect. Hes seen ballplayers come and go, and he knows he could be one of the lucky ones. The story revolves around the efforts of seventeen yearold greg slam harris to play basketball, while maintaining his academics and his personal life. August 12, 1937 july 1, 2014 was an american writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature.