“Excuse me.” A tall, thin man came up to the two girls. He gave Crystal his card. It said, “Edward Abruzzi, Photographer.”
“You talking to us?” Crystal asked.
“Yes. You know, I think you could get into modeling,” he said. “I’d even be willing to take a few shots of you on speculation if you’re interested.”
“Do you really think she could?” Pat asked, wide-eyed. “Can we give you a call sometime?”
“Yeah,” the guy said, starting to cross the street. “If you’re willing to take the business seriously, you might be able to make it. You’ve got the basic equipment. Give me a call during the week.”
Pat dropped the card in the wastebasket as Abruzzi jumped out of the way of a cab. Then the two girls, arm in arm, began walking along the crowded New York streets toward Tiffany’s.
About the Author
WALTER DEAN MYERS is an award-winning writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for young people. His book MONSTER was the first recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award, as well as a National Book Award Finalist, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, and a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book. His many titles include HANDBOOK FOR BOYS; CRYSTAL; the Caldecott Honor Book HARLEM, illustrated by Christopher Myers; and the Newbery Honor Books SCORPIONS and SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS. He has received the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his contribution to young adult literature and is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. Walter Dean Myers lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, with his family.
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ALSO BY WALTER DEAN MYERS
Fiction
HANDBOOK FOR BOYS: A NOVEL
MONSTER
2000 Michael L. Printz Award
1999 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
1999 National Book Award Finalist
THE MOUSE RAP
THE RIGHTEOUS REVENGE OF ARTEMIS BONNER
SCORPIONS
A 1989 Newbery Honor Book
THE STORY OF THE THREE KINGDOMS
Nonfiction
ANGEL TO ANGEL: A MOTHER’S GIFT OF LOVE
BAD BOY: A MEMOIR
BROWN ANGELS: AN ALBUM OF PICTURES AND VERSE
MALCOLM X: A FIRE BURNING BRIGHTLY
NOW IS YOUR TIME!: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM
1992 Coretta Scott King Author Award
Awards
1994 ALA MARGARET A. EDWARDS AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN WRITING FOR YOUNG ADULTS
1994 ALAN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD OF YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Credits
Cover photography © 2002 by Lyndon Wade and Rush Wade 2
Cover design by Karin Paprocki
Cover © 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc.
Copyright
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