Walter Dean Myers passes away

 Esteemed young adult and children's author has passed away.

 Walter Dean Myers, beloved and deeply respected children’s book author, died on July 1, 2014, following a brief illness. He was 76 years old. 
It is a great loss.

http://www.cbcbooks.org/walter-dean-myers-prolific-and-beloved-author-of-award-winning-childrens-books-dies-at-age-76/#.U7RbkpRdW1U

Other web links:
http://walterdeanmyers.net/

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/07/03/328054042/book-news-children-s-author-walter-dean-myers-dies-at-76

http://educationservicesnews.blogspot.com/2014/03/all-white-world-of-childrens-books.html


Interviews
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/myersw

http://www.nypl.org/author-chat-walter-dean-myers
(Transcript of Live Chat,July 29, 2004)

http://video.pbs.org/video/2262568011/
(7/31/12- Reading is not optional for kids)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEA9SUhANSI
(8/6/12)

Podcasts
http://www.adlit.org/second_chances/

http://www.npr.org/2012/01/10/144944598/to-do-well-in-life-you-have-to-read-well

http://storycorps.org/listen/walter-myers-and-his-son-christopher-myers/

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93699480
(Walter Dean Myers , Bad Boy makes good.)