My life in 8 words: "learner teacher wife mom grammy writer encourager inspirer"
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Just Another Hero will be released on July 06, 2010 in Mass Market Paperback
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Out of My Mind will be released on March 09, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
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November Blues has won an awardAug 25, 2009
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Just Another Hero is now available in Hardcover
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Just Another Hero will be released on June 23, 2009 in Hardcover
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Just Another Hero is now available in Hardcover
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Just Another Hero will be released on June 23, 2009 in eBook
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Just Another Hero is now available in eBook
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November Blues is now available in Mass Market Paperback
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November Blues is now available in eBook
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Just Another Hero will be released on June 23, 2009 in Hardcover
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November Blues will be released on May 19, 2009 in Mass Market Paperback
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The Space Mission Adventure will be released on June 25, 2008 in eBook
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The Space Mission Adventure will be released on June 25, 2008 in eBook
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The Space Mission Adventure will be released on June 25, 2008 in eBook
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Copper Sun will be released on January 01, 2008 in Trade Paperback
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Copper Sun is now available in Trade Paperback
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November Blues will be released on October 23, 2007 in Hardcover
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November Blues is now available in Hardcover
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Stars and Sparks on Stage will be released on January 09, 2007 in Trade Paperback
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Stars and Sparks on Stage is now available in Trade Paperback
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The Backyard Animal Show will be released on October 24, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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The Backyard Animal Show is now available in Trade Paperback
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The Backyard Animal Show will be released on October 24, 2006 in Library Binding
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The Backyard Animal Show is now available in Library Binding
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The Space Mission Adventure will be released on August 29, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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The Space Mission Adventure is now available in Trade Paperback
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Shadows of Caesar's Creek will be released on May 09, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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Shadows of Caesar's Creek is now available in Trade Paperback
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Tears of a Tiger will be released on February 01, 2006 in eBook
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Tears of a Tiger is now available in eBook
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Copper Sun will be released on January 03, 2006 in Hardcover
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Copper Sun is now available in Hardcover
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The Buried Bones Mystery will be released on January 03, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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The Buried Bones Mystery is now available in Trade Paperback
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Lost in the Tunnel of Time will be released on January 03, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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Lost in the Tunnel of Time is now available in Trade Paperback
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The Battle of Jericho will be released on December 28, 2004 in Mass Market Paperback
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The Battle of Jericho is now available in Mass Market Paperback
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Double Dutch will be released on December 30, 2003 in Trade Paperback
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Double Dutch is now available in Trade Paperback
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The Battle of Jericho will be released on June 01, 2003 in Hardcover
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The Battle of Jericho is now available in Hardcover
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Darkness Before Dawn will be released on July 01, 2002 in Mass Market Paperback
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Darkness Before Dawn is now available in Mass Market Paperback
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Double Dutch will be released on June 01, 2002 in Hardcover
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Double Dutch is now available in Hardcover
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Romiette and Julio will be released on May 01, 2001 in Mass Market Paperback
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Darkness Before Dawn will be released on February 01, 2001 in Hardcover
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Tears of a Tiger will be released on November 04, 1999 in Mass Market Paperback
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Tears of a Tiger is now available in Mass Market Paperback
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Romiette and Julio will be released on September 01, 1999 in Hardcover
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Forged By Fire will be released on January 01, 1998 in Mass Market Paperback
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Tears of a Tiger will be released on October 01, 1994 in Hardcover
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Tears of a Tiger is now available in Hardcover
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Sharon M. Draper's Books
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Just Another HeroIn Just Another Hero, a follow-up to Sharon Draper's Battle of Jericho and November Blues, a distraught student with an AK 47 holds a class hostage.Read More -
November BluesWhen November Nelson loses her boyfriend, Josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse. But Josh left...Read More
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The Space Mission AdventureThe Black Dinosaurs have always explored the past in their adventures, but now they're going into the future -- to Space Camp! They'll learn what...Read More
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Copper SunAn epic story about a girl who, torn from her African village and sold into slavery, is stripped of everything but the most important thing – hope.Read More
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Stars and Sparks on StageThe Black Dinosaurs Have Got The Moves!Ziggy, Jerome, Rashawn, and Rico are sure they're going to win the $200 first prize in the upcoming school...Read More
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The Backyard Animal ShowTHE BLACK DINOSAURS TO THE RESCUE!Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico are excited about watching the heavy machinery at the construction site for a new...Read More
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Shadows of Caesar's CreekLOST!Ziggy and his Black Dinosaur pals are excited about their overnight camping trip to Caesar's Creek State Park -- it was named after an ex-slave...Read More
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Tears of a TigerIn one horrifying night,Andy's life changed forever...Andy Jackson was driving the car that crashed one night after a game, killing Robert Washington,...Read More
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The Buried Bones MysteryDEM BONES GONNA RISE AGAINWith their neighborhood basketball court destroyed by vandalism, Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico don't know how they're...Read More
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Lost in the Tunnel of TimeZiggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico -- the Black Dinosaurs -- are thrilledto discover that their hometown was a stop on the UndergroundRailroad. Even more...Read More
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The Battle of JerichoWARRIORS ROCK!Sixteen-year-old Jericho is psyched when he and his cousin and best friend, Josh, are invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction,...Read More
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Double DutchsecretsDelia loves Double Dutch more than just about anything, and she's really good at it -- so good she and her teammates have a shot at winning the...Read More
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Darkness Before DawnHas Keisha found happiness at last?In her senior year, things are finally looking a little brighter for Keisha. Still haunted by the suicide of her...Read More
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Romiette and JulioStar Crossed LoversWhen Romiette Cappelle meets Julio Montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring...Read More
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Forged By FireWhen Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But fire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes. His substance-addicted mother is taken from...Read More
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Out of My MindFrom award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl that no one knows about because she cannot speak or write.Read More
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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...
