Double Dutch by Sharon M Draper
Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the class bullies.
Kirkus Reviews Delia and her friends are delightful, and the reader is rooting for them all the wayA fast-paced, multilayered story.
School Library Journal The author [creates] vibrant, engaging characters with unique voices....Draper adeptly paints a convincing portrayal of how young people think, act, feel, and interact with one another.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books A well-paced and engagingly detailed exploration of a double-sided world of public and private truths that teens will find very familiar.
School Library Journal The author [creates] vibrant, engaging characters with unique voices....Draper adeptly paints a convincing portrayal of how young people think, act, feel, and interact with one another.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books A well-paced and engagingly detailed exploration of a double-sided world of public and private truths that teens will find very familiar.
Sharon M. Draper is the New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Blended, and Out of My Heart. She’s won Coretta Scott King Awards for Copper Sun and Forged by Fire and multiple honors. She’s also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Sharon taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. She lives in Florida. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780689842313 |
| ISBN 10 | 0689842317 |
| Title | Double Dutch |
| Author | Sharon M Draper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2004-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 6-8) 2007, Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2006 |
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