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School Library Journal, November 2, 2009
...the Steptoe Award in 1995. No doubt, past King award winners like Flake, Jerry Pinkney, Kadir Nelson, and Sharon Draper have all benefited from the honor, but more important, books stamped with the Coretta Scott King sealsbronze and black for winners and...
Louisville Courier-Journal, September 2, 2009
...Award-winning educator-turned-author Sharon Draper will speak at 7 p.m. on Sept. 17 at the Main Library, 301 York St. Draper spent more than 30 years teaching junior high and high school students...
Publishers Newswire, July 12, 2009
...Harper, Chris Gardner, Tiki Barber, Terry McMillan, Carl Weber, Chef Jeff Henderson, Stephen L. Carter, Dr. Dorothy Height, Sharon Draper and Walter Mosley to New York City to Celebrate 100 Years of Bold Dreams and Big Victories. The NAACP Author...
PR Newswire via Yahoo!, July 9, 2009
...Harper, Chris Gardner, Tiki Barber, Terry McMillan, Carl Weber, Chef Jeff Henderson, Stephen L. Carter, Dr. Dorothy Height, Sharon Draper and Walter Mosley to New York City to Celebrate 100 Years of Bold Dreams and Big Victories. The NAACP Author...
Tampa Bay Online, June 24, 2009
...Kim Willis, Adams Middle. WHAT THEY READ The Extreme Read books this year were: 'Fire from the Rock,' Sharon Draper 'Every Soul a Star,' Wendy Mass 'I,Q: Independence Hall,' Roland Smith 'The Boy Who Dared,' Susan Campbell Bartoletti 'Go Big or Go Home,'...
Cincinnati Enquirer, May 22, 2009
...Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati, 2715 Reading Road, Avondale. Information: www.civicgardencenter.org Listen to award-winning author Sharon Draper talk about her young adult books during part of the 'In a Word' series 7 p.m. at the Kennedy...
The Weekly, April 24, 2009
...Tenn. (grade 6); ?Rules? by Cynthia Lord Taaja Draughn, Robersonville, N.C. (grade 6); ?Forged by Fire? by Sharon Draper Corie Anne Mazer, Birmingham, Ala. (grade 7); ?The Giver? by Lois Lowry Kailey McCoy, Temecula, Calif. (grade 8); ?ADHD...
Marlborough Enterprise, March 30, 2009
...have to let the past define you.? ?You can have a good life. You can overcome,? he said. Sharon Draper?s books often deal with choices and experiences teens face, and they offer opportunities for discussion. The books also have ?powerful?...
Memorial Examiner, March 26, 2009
...to a fourth-grade class, a trip to a library to chat with another author like Judy Blume or Sharon Draper, or a Super Sleepover webcast like the one I just did for alliefinklerules.com. ?But when I do get time to stay home and write, I try to just...
Hope Mills Sandspur, March 12, 2009
...for four years now, it?s obvious that returning to her teacher?s role is as easy for Sharon Draper as slipping a dust jacket over a hardcover novel. Surrounded for hours last week by hundreds of teenagers at John Griffin Middle School, the...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 3, 2009
...children's books written by black authors are beginning to be published. For example, Coretta Scott King winner Sharon Draper has just published 'Sassy: Little Sister Is NOT My Name!' (Scholastic, $14.99), the first in a planned series about a...
Salina Journal, February 27, 2009
...children's books written by black authors are beginning to be published. For example, Coretta Scott King winner Sharon Draper has just published 'Sassy: Little Sister is NOT My Name!' (Scholastic, $14.99), the first in a planned series about a...
Helium, November 23, 2008
...that I was Caucasian. How could anyone be treated like that? This book is detailed and the author, Sharon Draper, spares no details of what life was like for the slaves and how they were treated. This book is written for a teen audience, but after...
SNP Online, November 19, 2008
...who likes reading 'realistic fiction' and is inspired by children's authors such as Walter Dean Myers and Sharon Draper, said she might pursue writing on a part-time basis later. In the meantime, she has more close-at-hand dreams to pursue. 'I plan to go...
Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books, October 2, 2009
...the Young Adult Novel" I attended. The panel was moderated by author David Levithan and included Garret Freymann-Weyr , Sharon Draper , Edward Bloor , and Libba Bray . David did a wonderful job moderating, including lots of humor yet also some great...
502Update.com, September 1, 2009
...Award-winning educator-turned-author Sharon Draper will speak at 7 p.m. on Sept. 17 at the Main Library, 301 York St...
The Things We Read, May 14, 2009
...Ewen If Today Be Sweet - Thrity Umrigar Princess Academy - Shannon Hale Habibi - Naomi Shihab Nye Sharon Draper Gary Paulsen...
Lisa Yee's MySpace Blog, May 9, 2009
...and touching. Some made me laugh. Many made me cry. The winning letters were to Cynthia Lord and Sharon Draper . You can read both HERE. There were three grade levels, and two winners in each catergory. The six national winners each received...
My Life in..., April 20, 2009
...in this bittersweet, yet humorous novel loosely inspired by the author’s life. Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper Andy was driving the car when the accident killed his best friend, the school basketball star. The First Part Last by Angela Johnson...
Dog Ear, April 1, 2009
...Little Brother / Cory Doctorow 30. A Northern Light / Jennifer Donnelly 31. Tears of a Tiger / Sharon Draper 32. The House of the Scorpion / Nancy Farmer 33. Breathing Underwater / Alex Flinn X 34. Stardust / Neil Gaiman 35. Annie on My Mind / Nancy...
BookKids Recommends, March 10, 2009
...Brother / Cory Doctorow X 30. A Northern Light / Jennifer Donnelly 31. Tears of a Tiger / Sharon Draper 32. The House of the Scorpion / Nancy Farmer 33. Breathing Underwater / Alex Flinn X 34. Stardust / Neil Gaiman 35. Annie on My Mind / Nancy Garden...
Too many books, March 6, 2009
...Brother / Cory Doctorow # 30. A Northern Light / Jennifer Donnelly 31. Tears of a Tiger / Sharon Draper 32. The House of the Scorpion / Nancy Farmer 33. Breathing Underwater / Alex Flinn 34. Stardust / Neil Gaiman 35. Annie on My Mind / Nancy Garden 36...
Teen Book Review, March 5, 2009
...Little Brother / Cory Doctorow 30. A Northern Light / Jennifer Donnelly 31. Tears of a Tiger / Sharon Draper 32. The House of the Scorpion / Nancy Farmer X 33. Breathing Underwater / Alex Flinn 34. Stardust / Neil Gaiman X 35. Annie on My Mind / Nancy...
Windham County BookBloggers, February 2, 2009
...This historical fiction book proves that despite great sorrow and emotional strain hope can still live. Unlike any other book revolving around slavery Copper Sun sweeps you up in a wave of emotion both sad and joyful. The intensity of the story gets...
A Year of Reading, January 5, 2009
...THREE new book characters (Franki) Roscoe Riley The Trucktown Characters Amy Hodgepodge THREE new book characters (ML) Sassy (Sharon Draper) Percy Jackson (Rick Riordan) [He's new to me , doesn't that count???] Julia Gillian (Alison McGhee) THREE new...
A Year of Reading, December 16, 2008
...Tuesday, December 16, 2008 New Series by Sharon Draper I am still working on sharing all of the great books I found at NCTE's Annual Convention. One series that I am especially excited about is a new...






















