Without the local library in my neighborhood, I don’t think I would have grown up to be a writer or a teacher. — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“Why are some people mean and some people nice?" "I don't rightly know...But my job is to teach all of you to be the… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“And you, Jonah? Is your family behind you on this?” Stella’s father hesitated. “Georgia supports me, but she was a mite trembly this morning.… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“She's, like, really, really beautiful, but I don't think she sees that when she looks in the mirror.” — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“I love the smell of my mother’s hair after she washes it. I love the feel of the scratchy stubble on my father’s face… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
[A] person is so much more than the name of a diagnosis on a chart. — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“I know people will say that it's because of the accident that I came back to church-well, they're right. I'm not too proud to… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes-each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands. — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
She talked to me like I was just like any other student, not a kid in a wheelchair. — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
“I wondered if I were blown to Oz with my dog, what would we ask the wizard for? Hmmm. Brains? I’ve got plenty. Courage? Butterscotch is scared of nothing! A heart? We’ve got lots of heart, me and my pup. So what would I ask for? I’d like to sing like the Cowardly Lion and dance like the Tin Man.… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share
“Ingredients 2 packages blueberry gelatin 1 small clean glass fishbowl ½ cup blueberries ½ cup grapes 1 package gummy fish 1 package gummy sharks 1 package gummy flowers 1 package gummy worms 1 thick pretzel rod 1 package red string licorice Directions 1. In a bowl, prepare gelatin according to directions on package. 2. Refrigerate for one hour. 3. While… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share
What would you do if you could fly?" Mrs. V asks as she glances from the bird to me. "Is that on the quiz?"… — Sharon M. Draper Copy Share Image
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