SuitabookBad Boy
Walter Dean Myers
- Reading
- Read a section at a time and pause when Myers’s hopes or views of himself seem to shift; invite your reader to notice what pressures or interests are in play.
- Themes
- Reading and writing: Myers reads voraciously, hides books to avoid teasing, and aspires to be a writer. Literary interests are presented as important to his childhood and hopes.
- Social pressures and self-doubt: The book addresses social pressures and self-doubt; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Pay particular attention to violence and harm.