145th Street: Short Stories - Softcover

By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster–a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation–this powerful and poignant short story collection celebrates African-American life in all its glory.

On one block of 145th Street, things happen that don't happen anywhere else in the world. There's Big Joe who's throwing his own funeral while he's here to enjoy it, and everyone's invited. There's Kitty and Mack, two teens with a love story more real than anything they've ever known. There's the police shooting that sends unforgettable shockwaves down the block. And that's just the beginning--everybody on the block has a story to tell in this short story collection about life on a Harlem street from master writer Walter Dean Myers.

An ALA-YALSA Best Book for Young Adults    

AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS:
New York Times Bestselling Author
3-Time National Book Award Finalist
Michael L. Printz Award
5 Coretta Scott King Awards
2 Newbery Honors
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (2012-2013)
Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement
Children’s Literature Legacy Award