Darkness before dawn —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man.

The space mission adventure —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Ziggy and the other members of the Black Dinosaurs go to space camp where they learn about the space program and speculate about the existence of extraterrestrial beings.

Stars and sparks on stage —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Ziggy, Jerome, Rashawn, and Rico are sure they will win the talent show and the prize money to fix up their clubhouse. A moral dilemma develops when they realize another contestant may need the prize money even more.

The backyard animal show —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

After rescuing an orphaned deer, Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs club members decide to stage a neighborhood animal show to raise money for the local wildlife rescue center.

Just another hero —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

As Kofi, Arielle, Dana, November, and Jericho face personal challenges during their last year of high school, a misunderstood student brings a gun to class and demands to be taken seriously.

Double Dutch —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's...

Better with books : 500 diverse books to ignite empathy and encourage self-acceptance in tweens and teens —Hart, Melissa, 1970- author.

"Needed now more than ever: a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world a...

Fire from the rock —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

In 1957, Sylvia Patterson's life--that of a normal African American teenager--is disrupted by the impending integration of Little Rock's Central High when she is selected to be one of the first black students to attend t...

The Battle of Jericho —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

A high school junior and his cousin suffer the ramifications of joining what seems to be a "reputable" school club.

The battle of Jericho —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills), author.

Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs. stars and sparks on stage —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Ziggy, Jerome, Rashawn, and Rico are sure they will win the talent show and the prize money to fix up their clubhouse. A moral dilemma develops when they realize another contestant may need the prize money even more.

November blues —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

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.

Drum beats —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Tanya is driving her teacher crazy. In Tanya's hands, pencils become drumsticks. Desktops become drums. She has talent. She has rhythm. She has a mother who doesn't think that girls should play drums.

Blended —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrot...

Blended —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills), author.

Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrot...

We beat the street how a friendship pact helped us succeed —Davis, Sampson.

George Jenkins, together with Sampson Davis and Rameck Hunt, made a teenage pact to leave their impoverished New Jersey neighbourhood, attend medical school, and become doctors, despite a parent's drug addiction, forays ...

Le silence de Mélodie —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Mélodie, 11 ans, n'est pas une enfant ordinaire. A cause de sa maladie, elle ne peut ni parler, ni marcher. Cependant, sa mémoire photographique la rend beaucoup plus intelligente que ses camarades ou les adultes qu'el...

From zero to hero —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs —Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)

When the Black Dinosaurs, a club made up of four African American friends, discover what's hidden in an old trunk buried near their clubhouse, they set out to solve the mystery.