Sharon Draper books

Dr. Rice mentioned Sharon Draper, and shared one of her poetry books. She is a teacher from Cincinnati and has written some great books for young adults as well. I have her series of "Ziggy" books and they are great. One is about Ziggy and his friends (all the boys are African American, but with different family structures and cultural backgrounds) getting lost in a underground railroad passage under their school. They are all historically based around Ohio. I would recommend them anywhere from grades 3 and up. They are great read alouds because Ziggy's family is from Jamaica, Mon!!! He is a hoot and his language is so funny. She also has a great High school level book, actually is a series, but the first book is called "Tears of a Tiger". Great content and writing style!! See me tomorrow if you want me to share more information on her books...I have several of them.