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Creating new images Christopher Myers doesn’t like the way that black people are portrayed in the media.
Adapting to different realities As a young boy, Laurence Yep couldn’t find books that spoke to his cultural identity or day-to-day reality, but he could enjoy the strange, new worlds of fantasy and science fiction.
Words they can relate to Walter Dean Myers explains why he thinks African-American readers relate so well to his books.
A basket full of books While in fifth grade, this future author made frequent trips to the public library.
