The Battle of Jericho

Sharon M. Draper is the New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Blended, and Out of My Heart. She’ s won Coretta Scott King Awards for  Copper Sun  and  Forged by Fire  and multiple honors.   She’ s also the  recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Sharon taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. She lives in Florida. Visit her at SharonDraper. com.