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Sharon Draper.com

Born in: Cleveland, Ohio
Current residence: Cincinnati, Ohio

Occupation: author, poet, educator, public speaker

Age range of audience: young adult, ages 8-10 years, adult

Key books written and/or illustrated: Copper Sun, November Blues, The Battle of Jericho, Double Dutch, Romiette and Julio, The Hazelwood High Trilogy, Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs Series

Awards/honors: Coretta Scott King Award, National Teacher of the Year, Excellence in Education Award, YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, Governor's Educational Leadership Award, Ohio's Outstanding High School Language Arts Educator, Ohio Teacher of the Year,NCNW Excellence in Teaching Award winner

Quote: “I am a creator, an educator, a visionary, I'm a learner and a seeker of knowledge, and I take my students along on my journey. I smile often, and laugh easily, and I weep at pain and cruelty.l love what I do, and I'm good at it. 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.”

Articles and Interviews:

A Conversation with Sharon Draper
Henderson, Darwin. "A Conversation with Sharon Draper." Celebration Song. 2008: p. 4. Date of access: February 1, 2008.