Books by Walter Dean Myers
7 books by Walter Dean Myers have full reviews here; all 71 Walter Dean Myers titles and editions in our catalog are rated for reading level and content intensity.
Walter Dean Myers has 7 books with full reviews on HootRated, spanning Grade 4–6 reading level. The typical Walter Dean Myers book lands at Grade 6, with average content intensity 2.6/5.
Reading level alone doesn't tell parents whether a Walter Dean Myers book is right for a child. 43% of Walter Dean Myers's reviewed titles are at Gentle or Mild intensity — appropriate for sensitive readers or kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. The intensity badges below (green → red) help you match books to your child's emotional readiness, not just their reading ability. See our methodology for how we rate.
Lockdown
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Lockdown
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Juba!
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Juba!
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Monster
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Monster
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What they found
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What they found
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Checkmate
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Checkmate
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The Cruisers
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The Cruisers
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Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
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- 145th Street Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
- Adventure in Granada Level 3 · Mild
- All the right stuff Level 6 · Moderate
- Amistad Level 3 · Mild
- Angel to Angel Level 2 · Gentle
- Blues journey Level 2 · Gentle
- Blues of Flats Brown (Live Oak Music Makers) Level 1-2 · Mild
- Brown Angels Level 2 · Gentle
- Carmen Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Crystal Level 4-5 · Mild
- Darius and Twig Level 6 · Moderate
- Darnell Rock reporting Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Dope sick Level 4-5 · Intense
- Duel in the desert Level 3 · Mild
- Fallen Angels Level 7 · Intense
- Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and Stuff Level 4-5 · Mild
- Fly, Jimmy, fly! Level 1-2 · Gentle
- Get Over Level 2 · Mild
- Glorious Angels Level 2 · Gentle
- Harlem Level 2 · Gentle
- Hoops Level 4-5 · Mild
- It Ain't All for Nothin' Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Jazz Level 1-2 · Gentle 2 editions
- Legend of Tarik Level 5 · Moderate
- Me, Mop & Moondance Level 4-5 · Mild
- Me, Mop and the Moondance Kid (Heath Literacy) Level 4-5 · Mild
- Me, Mop, and the Moondance Kid Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
- Mop, moondance, and the Nagasaki knights Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
- Mr.Monkey and the gotcha bird Level 1-2 · Mild
- My Name Is America Level 4-5 · Moderate
- Oh, snap! Level 4-5 · Mild
- On a Clear Day Level 6 · Mild
- Scorpions Level 6 · Intense
- Scorpions (rack) Level 6 · Intense
- Shooter Level 6 · Intense
- Slam! Level 6 · Moderate 3 editions
- Star Is Born Level 4-5 · Mild
- Street love Level 4-5 · Moderate 2 editions
- Tales of a Dead King Level 4-5 · Mild 2 editions
- The black pearl and The ghost Level 2 · Gentle
- The dream bearer Level 4-5 · Intense 2 editions
- The Harlem Hellfighters Level 4-5 · Mild
- The hidden shrine Level 3 · Mild
- The journal of Biddy Owens, the Negro leagues Level 4-5 · Moderate
- The journal of Joshua Loper Level 4-5 · Mild
- The journal of Scott Pendleton Collins Level 4-5 · Intense 2 editions
- The Mouse Rap Level 4-5 · Mild
- The news crew Level 4-5 · Mild
- The story of the three kingdoms Level 1-2 · Gentle
- The Young Landlords Level 4-5 · Mild
- Three swords for Granada Level 4-5 · Mild
- Won't know till I get there Level 4-5 · Mild
Questions about Walter Dean Myers's books
- What reading level are Walter Dean Myers's books?
- Walter Dean Myers's reviewed books range from Grade 4–6, with the typical book at Grade 6. Each title has a separate content intensity score so parents can choose by emotional readiness, not just text difficulty.
- Are Walter Dean Myers's books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 3 of Walter Dean Myers's 7 reviewed books (43%) are at Gentle or Mild intensity — safe for sensitive readers. None are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity: 2.6/5.
- What age are Walter Dean Myers's books appropriate for?
- Walter Dean Myers's reviewed books target Ages 9-12 and Ages 13+. HootRated rates each book on reading level and content intensity — match both dimensions, not just one.