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Jim Brogan
Melissa Conroy
John DeDakis
Sharon Draper
Lynne Hinton
Joyce LaFray
Robert Leleux
Allyson Lewis
Patricia Mack
Kerry Madden
Sid Matthews
Michael Morris
Dr. David Ott
Jeff Shaara
Terry Tomalin
Jeffrey Toobin




Sharon Draper

New York Times best selling Young Adult writer, Dr. Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scot King Literary Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author. Her literary recognition began when, as a challenge from one of her students, she entered and won first prize in a literary contest, for which she was awarded $5000 and the publication of her short story, "One Small Torch." She has published numerous poems, articles, and short stories in a variety of literary journals. She is the published author of numerous articles, stories, and poems, as well as several award-winning titles including Forged by Fire (1998), Copper Sun (2007) and Out of Mind (2010).

 

 


 

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