Romiette and Julio

Sharon Draperis a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winningauthor, most recently forCopper Sun, and previously forForgedby Fire. She's also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/JohnSteptoe Author Award for New Talent forTears of a Tigerand theCoretta Scott King Author Honor forThe Battle of Jericho. Herother books includeRomiette and Julio,Darkness Before Dawn,andDouble Dutch. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taughthigh school English for twenty-five years. She's a popular conferencespeaker, addressing educational and literary groups both nationally andinternationally. For more information visit her online atwww.sharondraper.com.Draper, Sharon M. is the author of 'Romiette and Julio', published 2009 under ISBN 9781416955146 and ISBN 1416955143.