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book review: Fire from the Rock2 comments

Edi wrote 1 week ago: book review: Fire from the Rock author: Sharon Draper publisher: Speak; 2008 main character: Sylvia … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Book Review

A Year in Review: 2008-2009

agirlnamedsara wrote 2 months ago: Well, despite a slow last couple of months, my blog has reached it’s one year anniversary.  An … more →

Tags: Chris Crutcher, John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, Sharon Draper, Walter Dean Meyers, james patterson, YA Literature, Young-Adult, nick hornby

Epic Book Fest Weekend

nxg920 wrote 2 months ago: Obviously, I read. A lot. And so does my sister. So a couple of weeks ago, naturally, we did what an … more →

Tags: Books, writing, Libba Bray, David Levithan, Going Bovine, Baltimore, book fest, Washington, DC

I've Returned

agirlnamedsara wrote 2 months ago: Sorry for my long hiatus.  Once I started teaching full time I seemed to lose any extra time to just … more →

Tags: Chris Crutcher, Classroom Read, Sharon Draper, Chris Crutcher, YA Literature, Young-Adult

Forged by Fire by Sharon Draper

kaiyawertheimknapp wrote 5 months ago: Forged by Fire Sharon Draper ISBN 0-689-81851-3 Simon Pulse, 1998 Grade  7 and up Urban Fiction Gera … more →

Tags: Forged by Fire, urban fiction, Friendship, Family, School, Siblings, Bravery, child abuse, Sports

May Recap1 comment

agirlnamedsara wrote 7 months ago: May wasn’t my greatest month for reading.  But, I did get some good books read. So in case you … more →

Tags: printz award, Sharon Draper, YA Literature, Young-Adult, robert cormier, Meg Cabot, marlene perez, melina marchetta

Tears of A Tiger- Sharon Draper3 comments

agirlnamedsara wrote 7 months ago: Shop Indie Bookstores   Written in 1994 Tears of A Tiger will still resonate with students now, 15 y … more →

Tags: ALA Awards, Alcohol, black, Classroom Read, Coretta Scott King Award, First Love/Crushes, Grief, Individual Read, Multi/Alternative Genre

Results for Poll #5- Favorite YA Authors1 comment

agirlnamedsara wrote 8 months ago: Here are the results from last week’s poll about who your Favorite YA Authors are. 1.Laurie Ha … more →

Tags: John Green, Laurie Halse Anderson, Sharon Draper, YA Literature, Young-Adult, Laurie Halse Anderson, robert cormier, John Green, Chris Crutcher

April's Recap

agirlnamedsara wrote 8 months ago: April was a good month for reading for me.  Which is surprising because I had a lot going on.  So in … more →

Tags: Sharon Draper, YA Literature, Young-Adult, Geraldine McCaughrean, Gene Luen Yang, Terry Pratchett, Marjane Satrapi, An Na, david almond

Updated Posts

agirlnamedsara wrote 8 months ago: I had completely forgotten that Sharon Draper is very good about having discussion guides and other … more →

Tags: Classroom Read, Sharon Draper, YA Literature, Young-Adult

Poll #5: Who is your favorite YA author?8 comments

agirlnamedsara wrote 8 months ago: Obviously I could not list every YA author, but I am interested to know who your favorite is.  If he … more →

Tags: YA Literature, Young-Adult, Walter Dean Meyers, Laurie Halse Anderson, robert cormier, John Green, Chris Crutcher, Poll

The Battle of Jericho- Sharon M. Draper3 comments

agirlnamedsara wrote 8 months ago: Shop Indie Bookstores I am a fan of Sharon Draper.  I love that her books are urban, but have subtle … more →

Tags: Teen Girls, Realistic Fiction, Fitting In, teen boys, black, physical disability, Classroom Read, Individual Read, Coretta Scott King Award

Sassy Is A Fun Positive New Series For Tweens

librarianwannbe wrote 8 months ago: Sassy is tired of being little and of being called “little sister.”  Why won’t her … more →

Tags: Books, Realistic Fiction, Hickey Picks Jr., Sassy, Little Sister Is Not My Name

Copper Sun Review

littleduffelbaglibrarian wrote 10 months ago:        Copper Sun Cover Art   Draper, Sharon.  Copper Sun.  New York: Simon Pulse.  2008. 306 Pages … more →

Tags: 1, Amari, Fort Mose, Slavery, The Middle Passage

Sharon Draper Interview2 comments

beckycc wrote 11 months ago: Sharon Draper amazes me. She’s got too much cred for her own good and quite possibly is hoggin … more →

Tags: Writing, Reading and Publishing, Becky Clark, Barack Obama, six-word memoir, writing, blue cheese salad dressing, children's writer, toni morrison, anita shreve

First Page Review-Forged By Fire2 comments

beckycc wrote 11 months ago: First Page Review — FORGED BY FIRE by Sharon Draper If you don’t sit your stinkin’ usele … more →

Tags: Writing, Reading and Publishing, Becky Clark, writing, First Page Review, Forged by Fire, Characters, National Teacher of the Year, Coretta Scott King Literary Award

Copper Sun- Sharon Draper

agirlnamedsara wrote 1 year ago: This novel is much different than Draper’s other works.  It is set during slavery and follows  … more →

Tags: Teen Girls, Historical Fiction, black, sexual assault, racism, Individual Read, ALA Awards, Coretta Scott King Award, Sharon Draper

Romiette and Julio-Sharon Draper

agirlnamedsara wrote 1 year ago: I have liked every single one of Drapers books that I have read.  This book is great because it play … more →

Tags: Teen Girls, Realistic Fiction, Multi/Alternative Genre, New Kid, Fitting In, teen boys, black, multi-racial, racism

Let’s Ban Books?6 comments

Gloria wrote 1 year ago: Last week, being a busy multitasking working parent of three, we missed out on going to the library, … more →

Tags: Educational Programs, Students and Educational Issues, Adelante, Banned Books Weeks, Book banning, Copper Sun, International Literacy Day, International Reading Association, Reading Across Continents


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