Copper Sun - Softcover

Draper, Sharon M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416953485 ISBN 13: 9781416953487

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020

Synopsis

Copper Sun Slave traders invade Armari's African village and she is dragged to a ship bound for the Carolinas. Bought by a plantation owner, Amari befriends a white indentured servant named Polly and struggles to hold on to her memories, in this Coretta Scott King Award-winning novel.

About this title

Review:

"A searing work of historical fiction."
-- Booklist, starred review

"Action-packed, multifaceted, character-rich."
-- SLJ, starred review

About the Author:

Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. 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. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.

Polly Kanevsky lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, Chris, and their two cats. She is a graphic designer. This is her first book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1416953485
• ISBN 13: 9781416953487
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336