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What They Found

Love on 145th Street

by Walter Dean Myers

Length 5 hours 43 minutes

Language English

Narrators Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Amanda Alcántara, Tyla Collier, William DeMeritt, James Fouhey, Khaya Fraites, Brandon Gill, JaQwan J. Kelly, Kamali Minter, Karen Murray, Emana Rachelle, Heather Alicia Simms & Shayna Small

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Summary

By the groundbreaking author of the award-winning Monster–a visionary who influenced and inspired a generation–this story take us back to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places.

Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the "good daughter" who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion.

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

Short Stories YA Fiction

Audiobook details

Author Walter Dean Myers

ISBN 9780593786246

Length 5 hours 43 minutes

Language English

Publisher Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

Publication date May 9, 2023

Edition Unabridged

Genres Short Stories & YA Fiction

Reviews

Starred Review, Booklist, June 1 & 15, 2007:
"Hope lies in what the book title says, finding love and community."
—Hazel Rochman

Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2007:
"Gently told, beautifully modulated, these stories go straight to the heart."

Starred Review, School Library Journal, August 2007:
"Rich in both character and setting, these urban tales combine heartbreak and hope into a vivid tableau of a community. A priority purchase for all libraries, especially those in urban settings."
—Chris Shoemaker, New York Public Library

Starred Review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, November 2007:
"Grippingly honest ... an extensive and multifaceted look at the culturally nuanced dynamics of finding, holding, and letting go of love." Expand reviews

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