Autobiography of My Dead Brother
by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2005
Word Count 38,845
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 730L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 101195, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - African-American
- Drive-by shootings
- Friendship--Fiction
- Gangs--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Violence
- African Americans--Fiction
- Friendship
- Gangs
- Drive-by shootings--Fiction
- African Americans
- Lists With This Book
- Edgy Young Adult Fiction
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Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Walter Dean Myers reads from Autobiography of My Dead Brother
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Christopher Myers
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 6
Audio Name Pronunciation with Walter Dean Myers
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Christopher Myers
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Author Interviews 21
Meet-the-Author Movie with Walter Dean Myers
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Walter Dean Myers reads from Autobiography of My Dead Brother
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Children’s Literature Legacy Award Speech given by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers
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May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture, 2009, given by Walter Dean Myers
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On promoting reading and education with Walter Dean Myers
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On re-engaging teens in their communities with Walter Dean Myers
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On how schools are using his books with Walter Dean Myers
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On his pre-writing formula with Walter Dean Myers
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On being a teen with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Christopher Myers
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Interview with Christopher Myers
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What One Thing Would You Give Up To Be a Better Writer or Artist? Christopher Myers
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Have You Ever Had Another Job? Christopher Myers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
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