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
- 101195
- 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
- Survival Books
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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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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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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 15
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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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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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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Interview with Walter Dean Myers
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Interview with Christopher Myers
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Interview with Christopher Myers
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Guest Post by Christopher Myers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Lesson Plan from HarperCollins (Australia)
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by J.D. Jackson
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Awards & Distinctions 2
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2006
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