Book Detail

145th Street: Short Stories

Publication Information
Author:  Myers, Walter Dean Illustrator:  
Title:  145th Street: Short Stories Date:  2000
Publisher:  Random House City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:   ISBN, hardback:  978-0-385-90538-1

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, short stories, linked story

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| language arts - writing

Summary:
Engaging short stories written in Myers' natural writing styles that contain serious side plots and portray some of the people who live on one block of 145th Street in Harlem. Characters are portrayed honestly and jump off the page to keep the reader engaged.

Teaching Ideas:
Compare life on 145the St. with life on your own street/neighborhood. Is Harlem seen as a good place to live or a bad one? Defend your opinion with passages from the book. Use this as a focus book in the teaching of the short story genre. A companion for it might be Rylant's Children of Christmas or Every Living Thing.

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Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > hopes/dreams
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > intergenerational
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > friendships
bullet Family > mothers > mother-child relationships
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > New York > Harlem
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions


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