· While the screenplay helped Monster's Steve reveal a creative identity apart from his mug shot, in Riot it gives a sense of the proportion and chaos of the times, as the camera pans across the city jumping from one incident to another, simultaneously tracking numerous characters. Myers crafts a sympathetic cast, which is excellent fodder for conversations about race and class, and the book is Brand: Lerner Publishing Group. Riot by Walter Dean Myers. Publication date Topics Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., -- Juvenile fiction, User Interaction Count: · RIOT by Walter Dean Myers tells the story of the beginning of the Civil War, and the insurgency in New York City. President Lincoln had started a draft to gain more soldiers for the Union Army, but there was a clause in the law that allowed the wealthy to pay a three-hundred dollar fee and hire someone else to go to war in their place/5(30).
Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Riot by Walter Dean Myers (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! During a long hot July in , the worst race riots the United States has ever seen explode in New York City. Stores and buildings are looted and black Americans are attacked, beaten, and murdered. The police cannot control the rioters. Fifteen-year-old Claire, daughter of a black father and Irish mother, finds herself torn between the two sides. While Claire is the novel's protagonist, Riot 's large cast allows many points of view to be examined, including those of Irish gang members, Union soldiers, police officers and even a cameo appearance by Walt Whitman. The audiobook includes a timeline of the riots, an author's note and an interview with Walter Dean Myers.
Walter Dean Myers has written another stirring and exciting novel that will shake up assumptions, and lift the spirit. As the Civil War rages, another battle breaks out behind the lines. During a long hot July in , the worst race riots the United States has ever seen erupt in New York City. Riot Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; Aug – July 1, ) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult www.doorway.ru was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, but was raised in Harlem.A tough childhood led him to writing and his school teachers. Riot. by. Walter Dean Myers. · Rating details · ratings · reviews. As the Civil War rages, another battle breaks out behind the lines. During a long hot July in , the worst race riots the United States has ever seen erupt in New York City. Earlier that year, desperate for more Union soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln instituted a draft–a draft that would allow the wealthy to escape serving in the army by paying a $ waiver, more th.
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