She has been honored at the White House six times and has represented the United States in Moscow at the Russian Book Festival.ĭraper is busy and brilliant, to say the least, and she loves to connect with teachers, parents, and young people. She is the recipient of the Dean’s Award from Howard University School of Education, the Beacon of Light Humanitarian award, a Doctor of Laws Degree from Pepperdine University, and the Lifetime Achievement Award for adolescent literature by the National Council of Teachers of English. Draper has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year and is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Award, given to African American authors and illustrators of children’s books. If we were to list all of The New York Times bestselling author Sharon Draper’s many honors for her writing and teaching, it would take up your whole screen and you wouldn’t be able to see her thoughtful interview below.
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