Handbook for Boys: A Novel

Myers, Walter Dean

ISBN 10: 0756914590 ISBN 13: 9780756914592

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2003

Synopsis

In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: a Memoir, the Michael L. Printz Award winner fashions a complex, layered novel about the rules for success.

About this title

About the Author:

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former 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, 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.

From AudioFile:

In a barbershop, two boys learn what they need to do to grow up to be good men and positively contribute to society. Part psychology, part in-your-face reality, the willingness of this barber to go out of his way to protect the young in his path should be appreciated by young adults. Peter Francis James's narration captures the low-income neighborhood perfectly, with characters that range from preachy old men to drug addicts and slick ex-cons. Myers uses a story mode to help boys sort out their lives and find direction before street life gets them. His message is outright preachy, but lessons can be learned if listeners can get past the sermon and find the wisdom. D.L.M. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0756914590
• ISBN 13: 9780756914592
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 192