An award-winning Ohio author and educator, Sharon Draper has gained national attention for her young adult novels and motivational books. This web site provides support for teachers interested in using the author's works for instruction. Several study guides and book reviews are available. Students may also use the site to respond to a novel, submit questions to the author, or locate information for English assignments. (author/ncl)

This website relates directly to career paths for the Teaching Profession programs as the information presented by Sharon provides several quick links that career teachers should encourage their students to visit. These links provide future teachers with information on: 1. becoming a new teacher; 2. personal biographical information about Sharon; 3. Sharon's classroom and professional experiences; 4. her novels and study guides. Teachers may have their students use this website in the following ways: 1. after reading Sharon's personal biography, they might e-mail the author to ask her additional questions; 2. students might use information provided on website and other research to discuss the possibility of using recently published novels in place of traditional novels in the English classroom; 3. teachers might assign an individual or team research project wherein students report on an important educator.