Warriors of distinction, the group known for community service. At douglass high school, the warriors of distinction throw the best parties, go out with the hottest girls, and breeze through their classes without even trying. Edwards award from american library association in the annual award recognizes one writer and a particular body of work for. Buy a cheap copy of the battle of jericho book by sharon m.
If youre a male student at douglass high school, the best club to be in is the warriors of distinction. From the coretta scott king awardwinning and new york times bestselling author sharon draper comes a trilogy that confronts the socially brutal, and sometimes deadly, extremes that teens will endure for acceptance. Sixteenyearold jericho is psyched when he and his cousin and best friend, josh, are invited to pledge for the warriors of distinction, the oldest and most exclusive club in. Sixteenyearold jericho is psyched when he and his cousin and best friend, josh, are invited to pledge for the warriors of distinction, the oldest and most exclusive club in school. She is known for her hazelwood and jericho series, copper sun, double dutch, out of my mind and romiette. The third installment of her acclaimed jericho trilogy, just another hero returns to familiar territory for a new spin on her indelible characters. When jericho is invited to pledge for the warriors of distinction, he thinks his life cant get any better. Draper talks about reading across continents and explains why hope and redemption describe her latest book. Draper has been busy of late, with her new sassy series for tween girls from scholastic, as well as the release of just another hero atheneum, the final book in her jericho trilogy. I read a lot of ya books so i can make recommendations to my students. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Oct 10, 2008 listen to battle of jericho audiobook by sharon m. But josh left something behind that will change novembers life forever, and now shes faced with the biggest decision she could ever imagine.
Draper is a new york times bestselling author and recipient of the margaret a. Sharon draper biography life, family, children, parents. For the most part the characters are african american and affluent. She is also the author of many books for teens, including the new york times bestsellers copper sun, the 2007 coretta scott king award winner, and we beat the street. Draper drops plenty of hints that hazing can be dangerous, even deadly, and then supplies a denouement thats unexpected, but somehow inevitable. Peer pressure at that age is so powerful theres no breaking away, says sharon draper. Draper was born in 1952 in cleveland, ohio, the oldest child of victor mills, a hotel maitred headwaiter, and catherine mills, who worked as a classified advertising manager for the cleveland plain dealer.
Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter handles. She may be known best for the hazelwood and jericho series and for her historical novel copper sun. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Young bookworm in interviews sharon draper credits her parents for introducing her to the world of books. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and was. Download the battle of jericho audiobook by sharon m.
When hes chosen as a pledge, jericho vows to do whatever it takes to become a full member. This book is about a boy named jericho who is trying to get into this club called the warriors of distinctions. 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. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The battle of jericho the jericho trilogy series by sharon m. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read november blues.
Sharon mills draper born august 21, 1948 is an american childrens writer, professional. Nyasia blango summary this story is about a young boy name jericho prescott who has to make a hard decision about taking the chances of being a part of the most popular club that has been around for about 50 years. As pledge week grimly proceeds, issues arise in jerichos mind,and his trumpetplaying serves as an outlet for his confusion, but readers will see with crystal clarity that in secrecy, evil breeds. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. When november nelson loses her boyfriend, josh, to a pledge stunt gone horribly wrong, she thinks her life cant possibly get any worse. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Sixteenyearold jericho is psyched when he and his cousin and best friend, josh, are invited to pledge for the warriors of distinction, the oldest. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Draper s most recent young adult novel, the battle of jericho 2003, was named the coretta scott king honor book of 2004. Download or stream the battle of jericho by sharon m. Apr 05, 2011 the battle of jericho ebook written by sharon m. Jericho, his friend kofi,d his cousin josh were asked to pledge the club, and a one of his friends who is a girl, named dana, tricked her way into the club. Arielle gresham is faced with numerous problems at home, and a rash of petty crimes has beset her school. Draper includes books the battle of jericho, november blues, and just another hero. She is a fivetime winner of the coretta scott king award for books about the young and adolescent africanamerican experience. A former high school english teacher who was named national teacher of the year, she lives in cincinnati, ohio.
Her out of my mind has won multiple awards and was a new. Sharon mills draper born august 21, 1948 is an american childrens writer, professional educator, and the 1997 national teacher of the year. The battle of jericho the battle of jericho audiobook, by sharon m. The battle of jericho by sharon draper book trailer 90. Edwards award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. November blues the jericho trilogy series by sharon m. Sharon mills draper born august 21, 1 2 is an american childrens writer and a professional educator, the national teacher of the year. Draper a fulltime educator as well as a fivetime winner of the coretta scott king literary award, sharon draper is an accomplished author of youngadult books who has been recognized by the white house for her extraordinary work. The book is set in high school and deals with the issues of peer pressure, acceptance, discrimination, sexual tension, and social interaction. Draper proves once again that she knows just how real kids think, act, and feel in this haunting story of peer pressure.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the sharon m draper, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Draper is the acclaimed author of the sassy series. It takes place in a high school in cincinnati in the dead of winter. Sixteenyearold jericho is psyched when he and his cousin and best friend, josh, are invited to pledge f. See all 23 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Books filled the millss home, and catherine mills read to her three children. When jericho is invited to pledge for the warriors of distinction, he thinks his life. She has received the coretta scott king award for both copper sun and fo. She has received the coretta scott king award for both copper sun and forged by fire, and was most recently awarded the charlotte huck award for stella by starlight.
Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Draper received the coretta scott king award for copper sun, a coretta scott kingjohn steptoe author award for new talent for tears of a tiger, and a coretta scott king honor for the battle of jericho. She is known for her hazelwood and jericho series, copper sun, double dutch. A twotime winner of the coretta scott king award, sharon draper has penned numerous modern classics of youth literature. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Draper sixteenyearold jericho is awaiting initiation to the.