Sharon Draper is a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author, most recently for "Copper Sun," and previously for "Forged by Fire." She's also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent for "Tears of a Tiger" and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for "The Battle of Jericho "and "November Blues." Her other books include "Romiette and Julio," "Darkness Before Dawn," and "Double Dutch." She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years. She's a popular conference speaker, addressing educational and literary groups both nationally and internationally. For more information visit her online at www.sharondraper.com.