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Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper
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Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
A. Beowulf. What a man!
Learn more about Sharon M. Draper
My life in 8 words: "learner teacher wife mom grammy writer encourager inspirer"
December 16, 2008
I envy folks who have time to blog. I’m usually so far behind in answering emails or letters or even washing the dishes that...
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The Backyard Animal Show will be released on July 24, 2012 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
about 2 hours ago
Copper Sun will be released on June 19, 2012 in eBook
about 3 hours ago
Stars and Sparks on Stage will be released on September 04, 2012 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
about 3 hours ago
Out of My Mind will be released on May 01, 2012 in Trade Paperback
May 01, 2012
Out of My Mind is now available in Trade Paperback
May 01, 2012
The Space Mission Adventure will be released on March 20, 2012 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 20, 2012
The Space Mission Adventure is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
Mar 20, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Shadows of Caesar's Creek
Nov 05, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Buried Bones Mystery
Sep 20, 2011
Shadows of Caesar's Creek will be released on September 06, 2011 in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
Sep 06, 2011
Shadows of Caesar's Creek is now available in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook
Sep 06, 2011
Shadows of Caesar's Creek will be released on September 06, 2011 in Hardcover
Sep 06, 2011
Shadows of Caesar's Creek is now available in Hardcover
Sep 06, 2011
Shadows of Caesar's Creek will be released on September 06, 2011 in eBook
Sep 06, 2011
Shadows of Caesar's Creek is now available in eBook
Sep 06, 2011
News:
Out of My Mind has won an award
Jul 15, 2011

Sharon M. Draper Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. I learned to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing, and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always be a dreamer. Come dream with me. Q. What trait is most noticeable about you? A. I smile often. I like people. I'm friendly. Q. What are your most overused words or phrases? A. Actually, I use actually too much. Q. With whom in history do you most identify? A. I'm not sure if identify is the right word, but I have a great deal of respect for Zora Neale Hurston whose writing is brilliant and whose path was difficult. Q. What’s your greatest flaw? A. I'm very picky and often impatient. Learn more about Sharon M. Draper

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NewsNet 5, May 14, 2012
...the Quest for Never Land by Gail Carson Levine, Illustrated by David Christiana ·         Club House Mysteries by Sharon M. Draper ·         Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel ·         A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements...
Alachua County Today, May 13, 2012
...nominated for the award. The book that came in first for HSCS is “Out of My Mind” by Sharon M. Draper. This is also the book that won the SSYRA Award for the state. The SSYRA is a statewide reading motivation program for students in grades 3-8, and...
Georgetown Patch, May 3, 2012
...Sleuth , a new book from the popular Fancy Nancy series!    Wednesday, May 9, 2012 10:30 am Sharon M. Draper , author of  Out of My Mind   Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:00 pm Paolo Bacigalupi  for  The Drowned Cities  at the ...
Topeka Capital-Journal, March 5, 2012
...than their common sense. Paulsen’s book “Hatchet” received the Newbury Honor Award. “The Buried Bones Mystery” by Sharon M. Draper, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watcon, 2011, 94 pages, ages 7 to 10. First in the Clubhouse Mysteries series for...
Shelby Star, March 2, 2012
...One Crazy Summer” by Rita Williams-Garcia “Road to Tater” by Hill Edith M. Hemingway “Romiette and Julio” by Sharon M. Draper “Tangerine” by Edward Bloor “The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel” by Michael Scott...
Delmarva Daily Times, March 1, 2012
...SALISBURY -- Teacher and five-time Coretta Scott King Literary Award-winning author Sharon M. Draper is coming to Salisbury University next Tuesday, as part of the biannual E. Pauline Riall Lecture series at Salisbury University. Draper is a wildly...
Kentucky Enquirer, January 29, 2012
...an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music” by Steve Lopez and “Fire from the Rock” by Sharon M. Draper 2008: “Coal Black Horse” by Robert Olmstead and “Bronx Masquerade” by Nikki Grimes 2007: “The Joy Luck Club” by Amy...
School Library Journal, May 7, 2012
...from him that I was right and the art critic of the Chicago Sun-Times was wrong. Pretty embarrassing! Sharon M. Draper, author of Out of My Mind (Simon & Schuster, 2010) and other titles: "We'll begin each day with poetry," she would declare each morning...
Georgetown Patch, May 3, 2012
...Sleuth , a new book from the popular Fancy Nancy series!    Wednesday, May 9, 2012 10:30 am Sharon M. Draper , author of  Out of My Mind   Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:00 pm Paolo Bacigalupi  for  The Drowned Cities  at the ...
TCPalm, May 1, 2012
...Defense Safety," by Michael Buckley "Extra Credit," by Andrew Clements "Out of My Mind," by Sharon M. Draper "Umbrella Summe,r" by Lisa Graff "The Secret of Zoom," by Lynne Jonell "Dying to Meet You," by Kate Klise "Flight of the Phoenix," by...
TribLocal, April 21, 2012
...Illinois and her writing submission is currently being judged at the national level. Kate wrote her letter to Sharon M. Draper, author of “Out of My Mind,” a book about an eleven year old girl with cerebral palsy who has a photographic memory and...
Topeka Capital-Journal, March 5, 2012
...than their common sense. Paulsen’s book “Hatchet” received the Newbury Honor Award. “The Buried Bones Mystery” by Sharon M. Draper, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watcon, 2011, 94 pages, ages 7 to 10. First in the Clubhouse Mysteries series for...
Shelby Star, March 2, 2012
...One Crazy Summer” by Rita Williams-Garcia “Road to Tater” by Hill Edith M. Hemingway “Romiette and Julio” by Sharon M. Draper “Tangerine” by Edward Bloor “The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel” by Michael Scott...
Delmarva Daily Times, March 1, 2012
...SALISBURY -- Teacher and five-time Coretta Scott King Literary Award-winning author Sharon M. Draper is coming to Salisbury University next Tuesday, as part of the biannual E. Pauline Riall Lecture series at Salisbury University. Draper is a wildly...