Sharon M. Draper

Sharon Draper has published a wide variety of books for young readers, including the acclaimed young adult novels Tears of a Tiger, which won the Coretta Scott King Genesis Award, and Forged by Fire, winner of the Coretta Scott King Award. She has also published books of poetry for both children and adults and a book on teaching.

Copper Sun

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Darkness Before Dawn

(Hazelwood High, Book #3)

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.1

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction, Young Adult

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Double Dutch

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.3

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Comedy and Humor, Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Fire from the Rock

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.4

Genre/Theme: Historical Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Forged by Fire

(Hazelwood High, Book #2)

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.1

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction, Young Adult

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

From Zero to Hero

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.1

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Jazzimagination

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.6

Genre/Theme: Diaries and Journals, Realistic Fiction

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Just Another Hero

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction, Young Adult

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Little Sister Is Not My Name!

(Sassy, Book #1)

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Multicultural, Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Lost in the Tunnel of Time

(Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, Book #2)

by Sharon M. Draper, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

November Blues

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.6

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction, Young Adult

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Out of My Mind

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Romiette and Julio

by Sharon M. Draper, illustrated by Adam Lowenbein

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.6

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction, Romance

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Shadows of Caesar's Creek

(Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, Book #3)

by Sharon M. Draper, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.5

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Stars and Sparks on Stage

(Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, Book #6)

by Sharon M. Draper, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.6

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Tears of a Tiger

(Hazelwood High, Book #1)

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 6.5

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Backyard Animal Show

(Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, Book #5)

by Sharon M. Draper, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Battle of Jericho

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: Multicultural, Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Birthday Storm

(Sassy, Book #2)

by Sharon M. Draper

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3

Genre/Theme: Multicultural, Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Buried Bones Mystery

(Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, Book #1)

by Sharon M. Draper, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.3

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Mystery and Suspense, Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

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Sharon M. Draper

Copper Sun

Darkness Before Dawn

Double Dutch

Fire from the Rock

Forged by Fire

From Zero to Hero

Jazzimagination

Just Another Hero

Little Sister Is Not My Name!

Lost in the Tunnel of Time

November Blues

Out of My Mind

Romiette and Julio

Shadows of Caesar's Creek

Stars and Sparks on Stage

Tears of a Tiger

The Backyard Animal Show

The Battle of Jericho

The Birthday Storm

The Buried Bones Mystery

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