Walter Dean Myers (age 75)
Walter Dean Myers is a 75 year old african american. He was born on August 12, 1937 in Martinsburg, West Virginia. His birth name was Walter Milton Myers, but was given away to a man that lived in Harlem. The man's name was Herbert Dean. Walter then grew up with Herbert (an african american) and his wife, Florence (a german and native american) in Harlem. At the age of 17, Walter dropped out of school to join the army. Walter had a passion for basketball. He was a good writer in high school and was told by a teacher to keep on writing no matter what happened to me. One day when Walter wasworking on a construction job in New York, he remembered the teacher's words and began writing. He eventually began writing the most difficult period in one's life, the teen years.