There’s a lot more to come still though, as her writing career continues upwards and onwards for many years to come yet.īorn in 1948 on the 21st of August, Sharon Mills Draper was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where she would grow up with a love of reading. Leaving an impact on her readers, she always manages to make a mark wherever she goes, ensuring that her work will always live on. Finding a wide audience that have come to appreciate her many different stories and novels, she really does write from a place that’s both genuine and honest. Maintaining a strong sense of creativity, she applies herself to a variety of different projects, making for a highly influential and important body of work.įrom all of this she has also gone on to create many memorable characters, as they come to life off of the page for the reader. With both her writing and her teaching she is a prestigious and prolific writer who is respected by many, both nationally and internationally. Motivating others, she has proceeded to travel across the world, lecturing and helping those in need to reach their full potential. This has proven to be a hugely successful formula for her, bringing in readers from around the world with her exciting style of writing.ĭoing this for many years now, she is both an accomplished writer, as well as winning awards for her work as a teacher too. A lot of her books are mystery novels too, as she keeps her readers guessing, all while constantly turning the page. Not only that, but she’s highly entertaining too, keeping readers hooked with her witty and intelligent novels, many of which are for children and Young Adults. Draper is known the world over for her informative and award winning writing. Ages 11-up.The American author and professional educator Sharon M.
Jump-by-jump descriptions of the Double Dutch championships may rescue this tale for diehard jump-rope fans. Overflowing with rambling conversations and extraneous details, Draper's ( Forged by Fire) narrative is often awkward ("The huge gym was filled with crisply ironed T-shirts, frantic practice jumps in the halls and parking lot, and the electric excitement of competition and challenge"). Tornadoes hit the school, it becomes apparent that the Tolliver twins, who dress entirely in black and terrorize their classmates, are actually sensitive fellows behind their intimidating façades. Randy, whose mother walked out several years ago, hasn't told anyone that his father, a long-distance truck driver, has been missing for weeks. Delia has managed to hide her inability to read from her parents and teachers, but she doubts she can pass the proficiency test that will enable her to graduate to ninth grade and continue competing in Double Dutch jump rope. Secrets, not all of them credible, abound among the eighth-grade protagonists of this disappointing novel.
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