2015 Margaret A. Edwards Award Winner: Sharon Draper
“For decades, Sharon M. Draper has imbued her characters with deeply human complexity and born witness to the universality of their experiences, sparking powerful conversations and building empathy among teen readers,” said Edwards Committee Chair Sophie Brookover.
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Titles
Tears of a Tiger, Forged by Fire, and Darkness Before Dawn
The three novels in the Hazelwood Series focus on the interwoven lives of teens at Hazelwood High. Andy, Tyrone, BJ and Keisha struggle with the deaths of close friends by drunk driving accident and then suicide, while step-siblings Gerald and Angel try to free themselves from their parents’ addiction problems and physical abuse.
The Battle of Jericho and November Blues
The first two novels in the Jericho series address the tragic outcomes of cruel hazing traditions by Douglass High’s elite Warriors of Distinction club, as well as teen pregnancy.
Copper Sun
Copper Sun is a harrowing, yet ultimately hopeful, account of 15 year-old Amari’s abduction into slavery in 18th century West Africa and the Carolinas.