Synopses & Reviews
For the very first time in his decades-long career writing for teens, acclaimed and beloved author Walter Dean Myers writes with a teen, Ross Workman.
Kevin Johnson is thirteen years old. And heading for juvie. He's a good kid, a great friend, and a star striker for his Highland, New Jersey, soccer team. His team is competing for the State Cup, and he wants to prove he has more than just star-player potential. Kevin's never been in any serious trouble . . . until the night he ends up in jail. Enter Sergeant Brown, a cop assigned to be Kevin's mentor. If Kevin and Brown can learn to trust each other, they might be able to turn things around before it's too late.
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Praise for Dope Sick, named a 2010 ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers:“Using both harsh realism and a dose of the fantastic, Myers will leave readers with plenty to think about.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Praise for Lockdown:“A moving tale of a kid who may have made a mistake but who still deserves the modest future he seeks. Refreshingly avoids cliché.” Bulletin of the Center for Children & #8217;s Books (starred review)
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Praise for Lockdown:“Masterful.” Kirkus Reviews
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Praise for Lockdown:“Myers creates a nuanced, realistic portrait of a teen dealing with incarceration and violence. Myers gets his voice just right.” Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
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Praise for Game:"Expertly realized." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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“Drugs, drive-by shootings, gang warfare, wasted livesMyers has written about all these subjects with nuanced understanding and a hard-won, qualified sense of hope.” New York Times
Synopsis
Debut teen author Workman collaborates with "New York Times"-bestselling author Walter Myers on a novel about impulsive decisions, dire consequences, unlikely friendships, and second chances.
About the Author
Five-time Coretta Scott King Award winner Walter Dean Myers was the acclaimed author of a wide variety of nonfiction and fiction for young people. His nonfiction includes
We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart;
Now Is Your Time!: The African-American Struggle for Freedom;
I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
Malcom X: A Fire Burning Brightly; and
Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award winner. His illustrious list of young adult novels includes
Darius & Twig;
All the Right Stuff;
Lockdown;
Dope Sick;
Autobiography of My Dead Brother;
New York Times bestseller
Monster, the first winner of the Michael L. Printz Award; and many more. He was a National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree.
When Ross Workman was thirteen, he wrote a fan email to his favorite author. When Walter Dean Myers wrote back and asked him whether he would be interested in writing a book, Ross was amazed—and incredibly excited. Four years later, Ross is seventeen and in eleventh grade. In addition to writing, Ross plays a sport every season: high school soccer in the fall, high school wrestling in the winter, and club travel soccer in the spring. He lives in New Jersey.