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From: Tim Ditlow <timditlow_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:09:40 -0400
Helen,
Your email reminded me of a Walter story. For the audiobook production of
*Monster*, Walter agreed to read the afterword, and the night before he called me to say he had concerns about his speaking voice. I assured him that not only did he have a fine voice, but that his words about this novel were so powerful that it would carry extra meaning for teens to hear him speak them aloud. Of course he gave a masterful reading and what sticks with me to this day was the humility he had about writing this book.
Tim
On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Helen Frost <helenfrost_at_comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm really loving all the tributes to Walter Dean Myers, the memories and
> interviews. Something I don't remember noticing before is what he says
> about being teased (we'd probably call it bullying) about his speech when
> he was a child. He says he got in a lot of fights about that, and then with
> that endearing little smile, he says that was good because "I liked to
> fight." Another place, he says, "I liked playing ball and fighting."
>
> He was, and will remain, universally beloved. Or so it seems to me.
> Helen Frost
>
>
>
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Received on Sat 05 Jul 2014 09:10:07 AM CDT
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:09:40 -0400
Helen,
Your email reminded me of a Walter story. For the audiobook production of
*Monster*, Walter agreed to read the afterword, and the night before he called me to say he had concerns about his speaking voice. I assured him that not only did he have a fine voice, but that his words about this novel were so powerful that it would carry extra meaning for teens to hear him speak them aloud. Of course he gave a masterful reading and what sticks with me to this day was the humility he had about writing this book.
Tim
On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 12:01 AM, Helen Frost <helenfrost_at_comcast.net> wrote:
> I'm really loving all the tributes to Walter Dean Myers, the memories and
> interviews. Something I don't remember noticing before is what he says
> about being teased (we'd probably call it bullying) about his speech when
> he was a child. He says he got in a lot of fights about that, and then with
> that endearing little smile, he says that was good because "I liked to
> fight." Another place, he says, "I liked playing ball and fighting."
>
> He was, and will remain, universally beloved. Or so it seems to me.
> Helen Frost
>
>
>
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