Sharon Draper is a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author, most recently for Copper Sun, and previously for Forged by Fire. She's also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent for Tears of a Tiger and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for The Battle of Jericho. Her other books include Romiette and Julio, Darkness Before Dawn, and Double Dutch. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years. She's a popular conference speaker, addressing educational and literary groups both nationally and internationally.
Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Clubhouse Mysteries
1. The Buried Bones Mystery (1994)
aka Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs
2. Lost in the Tunnel of Time (1995)
3. Shadows of Caesar's Creek (1997)
4. The Space Mission Adventure (2006)
5. The Backyard Animal Show (2006)
6. Stars and Sparks Onstage (2007)
1. The Buried Bones Mystery (1994)
aka Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs
2. Lost in the Tunnel of Time (1995)
3. Shadows of Caesar's Creek (1997)
4. The Space Mission Adventure (2006)
5. The Backyard Animal Show (2006)
6. Stars and Sparks Onstage (2007)
Jericho Prescott
1. The Battle of Jericho (2003)
2. November Blues (2007)
3. Just Another Hero (2009)
1. The Battle of Jericho (2003)
2. November Blues (2007)
3. Just Another Hero (2009)
Sassy
1. Little Sister Is Not My Name (2009)
2. The Birthday Storm (2009)
3. The Silver Secret (2010)
4. The Dazzle Disaster Dinner Party (2010)
1. Little Sister Is Not My Name (2009)
2. The Birthday Storm (2009)
3. The Silver Secret (2010)
4. The Dazzle Disaster Dinner Party (2010)
Novels
Romiette and Julio (1999)
Double Dutch (2002)
Copper Sun (2006)
Fire from the Rock (2007)
Stella by Starlight (2015)
Blended (2018)
Double Dutch (2002)
Copper Sun (2006)
Fire from the Rock (2007)
Stella by Starlight (2015)
Blended (2018)
Anthologies edited
Picture Books show
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Sharon M Draper
Sharon M Draper recommends
Touching Snow (2007)
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