Sharon M. Draper è un'autrice affermata le cui opere esplorano spesso temi legati all'adolescenza e all'identità razziale. La sua scrittura è nota per i suoi ritratti realistici dei personaggi e per la sua gestione sensibile delle sfide affrontate dai giovani. La Draper, lei stessa un'educatrice esperta, infonde nelle sue narrazioni una profonda comprensione dei percorsi di sviluppo dei suoi personaggi. Il suo stile letterario è diretto e coinvolgente, permettendo ai lettori di connettersi profondamente con le emozioni e le situazioni rappresentate.
In this sequel, the protagonist, Melody, travels to London to share her insights at a convention focused on children with disabilities. The story continues to explore themes of empowerment, advocacy, and the experiences of differently abled kids, building on the emotional depth established in the previous bestselling novels. Through her journey, Melody aims to inspire others and highlight the importance of understanding and inclusion.
Margaret A. Edwards award winner Sharon Draper is back with Out of My Heart, the New York Times bestselling sequel to the multi-million copy-selling Out of My Mind.
Melody ha una memoria fotografica eccezionale. La sua mente è come una videocamera costantemente in modalità "registrazione". E non c'è il tasto "Cancella". È l'alunna più intelligente della scuola, ma nessuno lo sa. Quasi tutti - compresi i suoi insegnanti e i medici - ritengono che lei non abbia alcuna capacità di apprendimento, e fino a oggi le sue giornate a scuola sono state scandite da noiosissime ripetizioni dell'alfabeto. Cose da prima elementare. Se solo lei potesse parlare, se solo potesse dire che cosa pensa e che cosa sa... Ma non può. Perché Melody non può parlare. Non può camminare. Non può scrivere. Melody sente scoppiare la propria voce dentro la sua testa: questo bisogno di comunicare la farà impazzire, ne è certa. Finché un giorno non scopre qualcosa che le permetterà di esprimersi. Dopo undici anni, finalmente Melody avrà una voce. Però non tutti intorno a lei sono pronti per quello che dirà.
A teenaged 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 during his senior year in high school. A Coretta Scott King Honor Book. Reprint.
Star Crossed LoversWhen Romiette Cappelle meets Julio Montague, she feels as though she has met the soul mate who can rescue her from her recurring nightmare about fire and water. But like the Shakespearean characters whose names echo theirs, Romiette and Julio discover that not everyone approves of their budding romance. In their case, it is because Romiette is African-American and Julio is Hispanic, and the Devildogs, a dangerous local gang, violently oppose their interracial relationship.When the Devildogs threaten to teach them a lesson, Romiette and Julio come up with a risky plan to escape from the gang's fearsome shadow. But things go terribly awry, and the two find themselves caught up in a deadly reality more frightening that Romiette's nightmare -- and in a desperate struggle to avoid the tragic fate of Shakespeare's famous young lovers.
Sixteen-year-old Jericho is awaiting initiation to the Warriors of Distinction, the oldest and most exclusive club in school—but how high a price will he have to pay to belong? Find out in this first novel in Sharon M. Draper’s Jericho Trilogy.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 hottest girls, and great grades are a given. When Arielle, one of the finest girls in his class, starts coming on to him once the pledge announcements are made, Jericho is determined to do anything to become a member…But as the initiation week becomes progressively harrowing, Jericho is forced to make choices he’s not entirely comfortable with. And one member seems to have it in for the sole female pledge in the group…a pledge who will stop at nothing to show she can handle the pressure. But when is she being pushed too far, and when should Jericho and his friends step in and risk losing their places in the pledging process? As Jericho becomes increasingly uneasy, his cousin Joshua breezes through the initiation, never thinking of the consequences, even when the fine line between fun and games, and life and death is crossed.
Nach dem Sieg auf dem Basketball-Court fühlten sie sich unschlagbar. Alle trinken, Andy fährt. Dann plötzlich die Mauer, der Crash, Roberts Schrei. Andy ist schuldig - so sehen es viele, auch er. Er will vergessen, aber die Bilder seiner Schuld sind ihm ins Gedächtnis gebrannt.
Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved
After a car accident kills Robert, Andy's best friend and teammate on the Hazelwood High Tigers, Andy doesn't know if he can go on. He's consumed with guilt for driving the night of the accident after a long evening of drinking and partying. With perceptiveness and compassion, Sharon M. Draper portrays an African-American teenager who feels driven to consider suicide in the wake of a devastating tragedy.