Sharon M. Draper
Sharon M. Draper | |
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Draper at BookExpo America in 2018 | |
| Born | August 21, 1948 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University (BD) Miami University of Ohio (MA) |
| Notable works | See Works |
| Notable awards | National Teacher of the Year (1997) Margaret A. Edwards Award (2015) Charlotte Huck Award (2016) |
| Relatives | Victor D. Mills (father) Catherine Gachett Mills (mother) |
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Sharon Mills Draper (born August 21, 1948) is an American children's writer, professional educator, and the 1997 National Teacher of the Year. She is a two-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for books about the young and adolescent African-American experience. She is known for her Hazelwood and Jericho series, Copper Sun, Double Dutch, Out of My Mind and Romiette and Julio.