Quote of the day
True, the initial ideas are in general those of an individual, but the establishment of the reality and truth is in general the work of more than one person.
Sharon Draper
Born: August 21, 1948 (age 75)
Bio: Sharon Mills Draper is an American children's writer and a professional educator, the 1997 National Teacher of the Year. She is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for books about the African-American experience.
Known for:
- Out of My Mind (2010)
- Tears of a Tiger (1994)
- Forged by Fire (1997)
- Copper Sun (2006)
- The Battle of Jericho (2004)