Walter Dean Myers: A Writer's Story

Walter Dean Myers discovered at an early age that books could take him to places beyond his neighborhood. In this exclusive video interview with Reading Rockets, Walter Dean Myers talks about the impact learning to read had on him and why it’s important for him to tell of the urban African American experience, particularly in his books for older readers.

In January 2012, Myers was named the third National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress. His platform: Reading Is Not an Option.