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Visionary This book should be in every readers hands ndashJACQUELINE WOODSON National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl DreamingYoung heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change their world in this gripping futuristic young adult novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Printz Awardndashwinning Monster It is Teens armed only with their ideals must wage war on the power elite Dahlia is a Low Gater a sheep in a storm struggling to survive completely on her own The Gaters live in closed safe communities protected from the Sturmers mercenary thugs And the C- a consortium of giant companies control global access to finance media food water and energy resourcesmdashand they are only getting bigger and even more cutthroat Dahlia a computer whiz joins forces with an ex-rocker an ex-con a chess prodigy an ex-athlete and a soldier wannabe Their goal to sabotage the C- But how will Sayeed warlord and terrorist fit into the equationWalter Dean Myers was a prolific author for young people writing over one hundred books and receiving every major award in the field of childrens literature during his lifetime He was theNational Ambassador for Young Peoplersquos Literature during and Praise for ON A CLEAR DAYldquoWalter Dean Myers was such a visionaryOn a Clear Day is at once historical and futuristic thoughtful and thought-provoking It should be in every readers hands Its a book for anyone who has ever given thought to our own future and the futures of those coming behind us Stunningrdquo ndashJACQUELINE WOODSON National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl DreamingA clarion call from a beloved much-missed master ndashKirkus Reviews StarredIn his last book Myers has turned his thoughtful attention to matters of pressing global importance and issued an implicit challenge to his teen readers to become involved and make a difference It makes for a stirring valedictory ndashBooklistPublished posthumously this is an angry story demonstrating again Myerss acute social conscience ndashHorn BookWorth serious YA consideration ndashThe Bulletin of the Center for Childrens BooksFrom the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
pseudonyms:Walter Dean Myers was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia but moved to Harlem with his foster parents at age three. He was brought up and went to public school there. He attended Stuyvesant High School until the age of seventeen when he joined the army. After serving four years in the army, he worked at various jobs and earned a BA from Empire State College. He wrote full time after 1977. Walter wrote from childhood, first finding success in 1969 when he won the Council on Interracial Books for Children contest, which resulted in the publication of his first book for children, Where Does the Day Go?, by Parent's Magazine Press. He published over seventy books for children and young adults. He received many awards for his work in this field including the Coretta Scott King Award, five times. Two of his books were awarded Newbery Honors. He was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award and the Virginia Hamilton Award. For one of his books, Monster, he received the first Michael Printz Award for Young Adult literature awarded by the American Library Association. Monster and Autobiography of My Dead Brother were selected as National Book Award Finalists. In addition to the publication of his books, Walter contributed to educational and literary publications. He visited schools to speak to children, teachers, librarians, and parents. For three years he led a writing workshop for children in a school in Jersey City, New Jersey. Walter Dean Myers was married, had three grown children and lived in Jersey City, New Jersey. He died on July 1, 2014, following a brief illness. He was 76 years old.
