Ohioana book award winners the tables below show ohioana book award winners since 1942 in each of the categories in which ohioana currently gives awards. Copper sun is also listed on the new york times bestseller list. When you read this book you will have a new look on how our world has changed but how the past still haunts us. Dhonielle clayton is a ya author, a 2018 goodreads choice award nominee, and the chief operating officer of we need diverse books, a. You may change the number of rows viewable at one time by selecting a different number in the box above each table, sort each table by using the arrows at the top of each column, and. My book copper sun was written by a woman who was the granddaughter of a slave, award winning, and determined to not make statistics become her reality, sharon m. Fifteenyearold amari witnesses the murder of her family and the destruction of her remote african village. Amari is a strong 15yearold slave, and the main character who endures the horrors of slavery. She is the strong african slave that shows the horrors of slavery. Amari is captured from her idyllic home in africa, and sold into slavery in the new world. She shows her journey through slavery and how she learned to survive. Sharon draper adriana mondragon climax resolution well off they went into the woods,with just a little bit of food and a gun.
The atrocities continue as she struggles through endless days of backbreaking work and daily degradation on a plantation. It brings about enough to explain the wickedness and cruelty of slavery. She endures countless humiliations as she is beaten, branded, and forced to board a slave ship. Draper presents evil in the violent capture of the innocent africans, the animalistic treatment of them on the ship of death, and. Cleveland native sharon draper, award winning author and graduate of the old john adams high school, switches literary styles in copper sun. All thirteenyearold raspberry can think of is making money so that she and her mother never have to worry about living on the streets again. Dec 04, 2011 some of the many awards and honors copper sun has received include.
Clay owned amari, and he did terrible things to her. When the novel opens, amari is a happy teenager, engaged to the most handsome man in her african village, and beloved by her parents. Coppersun books publishes literature to touch, inspire and enlighten people worldwide. The first edition of the novel was published in september 20th 2006, and was written by sharon m. Draper even includes a list of the resources she used in writing this book. He didnt care about the slaves,and he punished them a lot. Copper sun is a 2006 young adult novel by coretta scott king awardwinning author sharon draper. Winner of the 2007 coretta scott king author award. The reader will develop strong feelings for amari and those who suffer along with her surprisingly including the white mistress.
Grand and sweeping in scope, detailed and penetrating, copper suns unflinching and. The story begins with a happy teenager named amari. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and was. Major characters mynaamari is a fifteen year old slave from africa, who gets taken away from her family and her betrothed, besa. Winners of the coretta scott king award powells books. Amari later myna amari is one of the 2 main characters of the book. The book copper sun has won many awards from its historical content, to the front cover. If you want to know what happens next then read the book. Copper sun is a historical fiction novel about fifteenyearold amari, a young woman from ziavi, ghana. She has received the coretta scott king award for both copper sun and forged by. Common knowledge book awards school library journal best book of the year. She has been honored as the national teacher of the year, is a fivetime winner of the coretta scott king literary award, and is a new york times bestselling.
The north american copper in architecture awards recognizes and promotes north american building projects for their outstanding use of architectural copper and copper alloys. Draper copper sun is the epic story of a young girl torn from her african village, sold into slavery, and stripped of everything she. Edwards award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Designed by sonia chaghatzbanian the text of this book was set in life. Her book copper sun has been selected by the us state department and the. Some are presented to authors, and others to illustrators. Mynaamari is a fifteen year old slave from africa, who gets taken away from her family and her betrothed, besa. In copper sun, draper shows her readers glimpses of the horrors of slavery, but. In the beginning of the book she has a horrible attitude and thinks her life is over but, after meeting a few friends, she becomes a happy, cheerful young woman.
Jan 01, 2008 copper sun causes you to think about not only the cause and effect but also the why. An up and coming book blogger, she loves getting books from diverse points of view into the public eye. Told from the modulating viewpoints of 15yearold slave amari, and 17yearold indentured servant polly, copper sun is a story of resilience in the face of human depravity, and a hope for freedom against all odds. Book discussion, copper sun, chapters 111, pages 163 group students in pairs and have each pair of students read the page just before part one and chapters, pages 120. This book is dedicated to all the millions of girls like amari who died during that. Draper is a new york times bestselling author and recipient of the margaret a. Copper sun themes the nature of evil the word evil is not tossed around a lot in this book, but when it is, it is paralleled with any actions that demonstrate a complete disregard for humanity. The characters that author sharon draper introduces are complex but still real and relatable. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their carolina plantation and try to make their way to fort moses, florida, a spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. School library journal best book of the year book awards. 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. An exciting, eyecatching repackage of acclaimed author walter dean myers bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of sunrise over falluja. Following her hugely successful string of modernreality, youngadult fiction, draper offers a historical novel featuring iron shackles, the middle passage and runaway slaves.
She goes through many things to get to america, like getting raped and getting branded. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and was a new york times bestseller for over three years. The awards program showcases a wide range of projects, all of which highlight craftsmanship, attention to detail, and architectural vision. Some of the many awards and honors copper sun has received include. Missouri show me readers award, kids book awards, books. After a very long while she was face to face with her owner clay. The nature of evil the word evil is not tossed around a lot in this book, but when it is, it is paralleled with any actions that demonstrate a complete disregard for humanity. Drapers forged by fire historical novel takes on an epic sweep as it chronicles the story of 15yearold amari, kidnapped from her african.
Somehow, through it all, amaris hopes and dreams survive because. Sharon draper is the author of several coretta scott king awardwinning books. November blues received the 2008 coretta scott king honor book literary award and is honored on the 2008 new york public library best books for the teen age. It shows the horrors the slaves faced ad their stories of survival. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 302 pages and is available in hardcover format. Coretta scott king book awards all recipients, 1970present. Poignant and harrowing, this narrative of early america alternates between the voices of enslaved amari and indentured servant polly, building a believable interracial friendship centered on the common goal of freedom. Copper sun is the epic story of a young girl torn from her african village, sold into slavery, and stripped of everything she has ever knownexcept hope. Amari loves her community the ewe people, her family, and her soontobe husband, besa. Amari, polly, tidbit, and hushpuppy can start a new life in fort mose. Jan 01, 2006 poignant and harrowing, this narrative of early america alternates between the voices of enslaved amari and indentured servant polly, building a believable interracial friendship centered on the common goal of freedom.
The book opens the readers mind to what the world was once like. Also available in an atheneum books for young readers hardcover edition. Sindy felins national book award finalist is in paperback for the first time. You end up journeying through the horror, pain, joy and agony of amaris life. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Families may find the violence, habitual rape, and cruelty described here a challenge to read about, but the story does succeed in connecting modern teens to a period in time that many view from the. Biography welcome to the official site of sharon draper. Copper sun view book details welcome to the official site of. Best known for her contemporary african american characters, drapers latest novel is a searing work of historical fiction that imagines a fifteenyearold african girls journey through american slavery. Coretta scott king book awards all recipients, 1970.
Have the book the middle passage by tom feelings available for students to use as a resource. Copper sun is a 2006 young adult novel by coretta scott king award winning author sharon draper. Certain awards are just for funny books, others for books about the african american experience. First simon pulse edition january 2008 the library of congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows. Sharon m draper two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their carolina plantation and try to make their way to fort moses, florida, a spanish colony that gives sanctuary. Her books for young adults include tears of a tiger, forged by fire winner of the 1998 coretta scott king award, darkness before dawn, romiette and julio, double dutch, the battle of jericho winner of the 2004 coretta scott king honor award, and copper sun, as well as the popular books for younger readers in the ziggy and the black. It was an honest take on slavery and incredibly moving. Drapers forged by fire historical novel takes on an epic sweep as it chronicles the story of 15yearold amari, kidnapped from her african village in 1738. New kid published by harpercollins childrens books, a division of harpercollins publishers, tells the story of jordan banks, an artistic black middle school student who has transferred from public school to an elite, predominantly white private school and must contend. Amari has a child that she will either name freeman or afi. Amari the main character once had a perfect life engaged to the man of her dreams.
Her out of my mind has won multiple awards and was a new. While accounts of the attack on the tribe and the middle passage are ephemeral, the. Polly is a 15yearold indentured servant and is amaris best friend. Coretta scott king award is only one of the many awards copper sun has won, but it is a very important and recognized award. The 2020 coretta scott king book awards author winner is jerry craft, author of new kid. Her novel out of my mind has won multiple awards and.
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