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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Copper sun Copper sun Sharon M. Draper Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary t… OL12484W
Double Dutch Double Dutch Sharon M. Draper Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inabilit… OL12485W
November Blues November Blues Sharon M. Draper A teenage boy’s death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football in his senior year of hig… OL12488W
The Battle of Jericho The Battle of Jericho Sharon M. Draper When Jericho is invited to pledge for the Warriors of Distinction, he thinks his life can't get any better. As the most exclusive club in school, the Warriors give the best parties, go out with the h… OL12493W
Romiette and Julio Romiette and Julio Sharon M. Draper Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the Internet, but are harrassed by a gang whose members object t… OL12497W
Shadows of Caesar's Creek Shadows of Caesar's Creek Sharon M. Draper After their counselor told them a story about spirits in the woods near their campsite, Ziggy and his friends get lost in that very place. OL15221680W
Tears of a Tiger Tears of a Tiger Sharon M. Draper The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend, Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school. OL15840341W
Double Dutch Double Dutch Sharon M. Draper Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability… OL16047816W
Tears of a tiger Tears of a tiger Sharon M. Draper The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school. OL17743132W
Drum Beats Drum Beats Sharon M. Draper When Tonya can't stop herself from constantly drumming the beats she hears in her head, her music teacher convinces her to enter a drumming contest against boys who have been playing for years. OL18369405W
Stella by starlight Stella by starlight Sharon M. Draper When a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town. OL19663282W