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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Author
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:San_Jose_State_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Newbery_Honor
gptkb:Coretta_Scott_King_Award
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gptkbp:birthDate
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August 21, 1952
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gptkbp:children
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3
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gptkbp:contribution
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Mentoring young writers
Encouraging young readers
Speaking at schools and events
Advocating for representation in literature
Promoting_African_American_voices
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gptkbp:firstPublished
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gptkb:The_Battle_of_Jericho
Forged by Fire
Tears of a Tiger
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gptkbp:genre
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Children's literature
Young adult fiction
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sharon Draper
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gptkbp:influenced
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Young adult literature
Diverse literature
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston
Toni Morrison
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Walter_Dean_Myers
Maya Angelou
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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Education reform
Book fairs
Writing workshops
Literacy advocacy
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:NAACP_Image_Award
gptkb:Children's_Choice_Book_Award
gptkb:Ohioana_Book_Award
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:The_Battle_of_Jericho
Out of My Mind
Copper Sun
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gptkbp:occupation
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Novelist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Cincinnati,_Ohio
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:John_Draper
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gptkbp:theme
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Friendship
Family dynamics
Overcoming adversity
Racial identity
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gptkbp:website
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sharondraper.com
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gptkbp:wrote
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Realistic fiction
Inspirational
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