Copying the format used by investigators and psychologists to assess the threat of school violence. The novel takes place in and around madison high school, where the shooting occurred, following lens parents, friends, a psychologist. Shooter by walter dean myers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Choose from 270 different sets of walter dean myers vocab flashcards on quizlet. Walter dean myers, a prolific author of more than one hundred titles, wrote two newbery honor books, eleven coretta scott king award winners, three national book award finalists, and the winner of the first michael l. Written in the style of an incident report, walter dean myers young adult novel shooter. Walter dean myers is the awardwinning author of monster, a chilling and engrossing book. A haunting story that uncovers the pain of several high school students, according to.
Myers has a gift for expressing the voices of his characters. Even the psychologists and reporters who merely record or probe. Printz awardwinning monster and many other acclaimed childrens books, has done it again. This book is told in 1st person point of view which is in camerons point of view the protagonist is an african american named cameron porter. Nesbit, the convenience store clerk on december 22. Even old sadness can be dissipated if you pee enough haha into it. With connections by walter dean myers 7 editions first published in 1993 download daisy. Interview with walter dean myers created by scholastic.
August 12, 1937 july 1, 2014 was a writer of childrens books best known for young adult literature. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of shooter by walter dean myers. I chose it because i had read other books from walter dean myers that were great pieces of literature. May 01, 2004 shooter, by walter dean myers, is a novel of fiction that is inspired by a real life shooting. Oct 10, 2015 shooter by walter dean myers in doc, fb3, txt download ebook.
Named a booklist top ten book for 20 in the category of black history books for youth. Cameron felt like he didnt belong to any group at school. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Shooter quotes showing of 3 pain is the only real emotion. With transcripts of interviews, newspaper clippings, autopsy reports and diary excerpts, the book appears to document a high school shooting that took place in a suburban community sometime after the d. I am an actor and a playwright and when i read shooter just like monster he crafts dialogue so effectively that it carries the story even without the narrative. Characters theme the climax in this book is when they talk to carla about the shooting. Copying the format used by investigators and psychologists to assess the threat of school violence, myers wrote shooter as a fictionalized threat analysis report with transcripts. I enjoyed this book because it was a very interesting story and it kept you thinking what happened with the shooting inside the school and who did it. Shooter by walter dean myers in doc, fb3, txt download ebook.
The novel takes place in and around madison high school, where the shooting occurred. Shooter, by walter dean myers theme summary i dont know how this happend, i just wished i could take it back an african american teen named cameron porter who doesnt live up to the standards that his dad have set for him, and wasnt really good at fitting in. Aug 18, 2015 overall shooter was a great book and i knew it would be. Walter dean myers was the new york times bestselling author of monster, the winner of the first michael l. Shooter by walter dean myers 2005, paperback, reprint for. Shooter, by walter dean myers by lamonte toles on prezi. We dont actually witness the shooting happen, but learn about it after the fact from interviews, police reports, and a diary. Ron koertge, chris lynch, walter dean myers, joyce carol oates, eric shanower, will weaver, elizabeth wein, tim wynnejones. I love the fact that the book comprises fictitious reports and diaries.
Shooter is that report, including interviews with two of leonards friends, and his own diary. Shooter by walter dean myers 2005, paperback, reprint. Author walter dean myers is the 2019 childrens literature legacy award winner. Walter dean myers talks bookbanning, writing for troubled. Shooter by walter dean myers pdf free download ebook. Disturbed by the school shooting at columbine high school in 1999, walter dean myers decided to research the events of the incident and create a fictionalized story that would carry a powerful message about bullying. Several of them contain pictures that have been painted by great artists like. Shooter, by walter dean myers is a story about a big tragedy. Read a sample read a sample read a sample enlarge book cover. Written in the form of interviews, reports, and journal entries, the story of three troubled teenagers ends in a tragic school shooting. Shooter is not a light read, but it will leave you reeling. Written in the style of an incident report, walter dean myers young adult novel shooter examines the aftermath of a school shooting by the young student len gray. Walter dean myers was a pioneer in the field of american childrens literature.
Multiple narratives, a personal journal, and newspaper and police reports add perspective and pull readers into the story. Jun 28, 2012 walter dean myers shooter is a multigenre work that takes a look at a fictional school shooting and events leading up to it. Short stories by walter dean myers this is 145th street. Told from multiple perspectives in the aftermath of a high school shooting, myers s latest effort shooter tells the haunting story of three misfit teens. A story that gets into the minds, of three misfit teens. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read shooter. May 14, 2017 the strange and beautiful sorrows of ava lavender by leslye walton paperback book trailer duration. Acclaimed author walter dean myers presents a compelling novel that looks at americas occupation of iraq through the eyes of those who live it first hand. Myers received every single major award in the field of childrens. I appreciate that his books are fiction but they play so close to reality that sometimes you wonder whether they could be actual stories or not.
He was born in martinsburg, west virginia, but was raised in harlem, new york city. Shooter, by walter dean myers, is a novel of fiction that is inspired by a real life shooting. A novel 2015 walter dean myers s last novel, delivers a gripping story based on the life of a real dancer known as master juba, who lived in the nineteenth century. Walter dean myers grew up in manhattan, where he frequently utilized the george bruce branch of nypl. Oct 06, 2009 walter dean myers was the new york times bestselling author of monster, the winner of the first michael l. Monster, by walter dean myers, is about a 16 year old harlem boy named steve harmon. While shooter is fiction, with transcripts of interviews newspaper clippings, autopsy reports and diary excerpts, the book appears to document a real life event. Meettheauthor movie with walter dean myers created by teachingbooks. I am waiting for walter dean myers to wring a play or screenplay. Steve gets tried for murder in a court of law because he supposedly was involved in the burglary shooting of mr. Through a series of interviews, newspaper clippings and the diary of a troubled teen, the story unfolds. This engaging historical novel is based on the true story of the meteoric rise of an immensely talented young black dancer, william henry lane, who influenced todays tap. Booktalking shooter by walter dean myers the new york. Walter dean myers biography childhood, life achievements.
He has more than a hundred booksshort stories, novels and nonfiction alikein his repertoire as an author. I would highly recommend the book shooter by walter dean myers. After his mother died while giving birth to his younger sister, myers was given over to florence dean, the first wife of his biological father george myers. A tough childhood led him to writing and his school teachers would encourage him in this habit as a way to. The two being interviewed cameron and carla were lens closest friends. Absent or abusive parents, bullies at school, students feeling like powerless outsiders, access to guns, and a troubled student whos a ticking bomb waiting to go off seem to form the deadly combination, but is this. The groundbreaking and widely praised novel about a school shooting, from the acclaimed author of monster. Walter dean myers biography shooter questions and answers the question and answer section for shooter is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Questions of guilt and innocence drive the plot and stay with the reader, said.
It explores the tragedies of school violence and how the result of bullying can go to the most dramatic extreme. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Dean raised him in harlem, new york city, and myers later took dean as his middle name in honor of his foster parents florence and herbert. Shooter by walter dean myers 7 editions first published in 2004 download daisy.
Learn walter dean myers vocab with free interactive flashcards. Published on march 23, 2014 in awards full resolution 160. The groundbreaking and widely praised novel about a school shooting. When a shooting occurs at madison high with two students killed and six injured, investigators try to get to the heart of the tragedy in hopes of preventing further occurrences. Sometimes you can deal with it, sometimes you just got to get some help 149. Shooter by walter dean myers 2004, hardcover for sale. Walter dean myers shooter cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The first thing you might wonder when you start to read shooter, the chilling, poignant novel by walter dean myers, is did this really happen. Myers received every single major award in the field of childrens literature. Like violence was just as much about what was happening as it was how it happened.
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