Draper, known for her popular, contemporary teen novels, successfully tackles historical fiction. So, i decided to record small videos, which is why some of the recording sounds different. This 50page guide for copper sun by sharon draper includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 42 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. So, i decided to record small videos, which is why some of the recording. They provide stories and a space to share thoughts and feelings. Copper sun audiobook free copper sun free audio stories. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Karina has plenty to worry about on the last day of seventh grade.
Amari and polly find that by working together, freedom could be possible. Draper successfully embarks upon historical fiction to explore plantation life. A story of a young girl torn from her african village, sold into slavery, and stripped of everything she has ever knownexcept. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. A short essay on amari in copper sun by sharon draper. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Draper best known for her contemporary african american characters, drapers latest novel is a searing work of historical fiction that imagines a fifteenyearold african girls journey through american slavery. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Shes also the recipient of the coretta scott kingjohn steptoe author award for new talent for tears of a tiger and the coretta scott king author honor for the battle of jericho and november blues. Draper, audiobook narrated by myra lucretia taylor.
Jul 14, 2017 i made so many recordings of this and i just kept messing up xd. Families may find the violence, habitual rape, and cruelty described here a challenge to read about, but the story does succeed in connecting modern teens to a period in time that many view from the. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Fifteenyearold amari witnesses the murder of her family and the destruction of. Coretta scott king award, 2007 includes a reading group guide p. Draper, myra lucretia taylor for free with a 30 day free trial. Kudos to sharon draper s copper sun for winning the coretta scott king award. The atrocities continue as she struggles through endless days of backbreaking work and daily. Kudos to sharon drapers copper sun for winning the coretta scott king award. Amari endures so many hardships during the three month voyage to america, to become slave. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read copper sun. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their carolina. I made so many recordings of this and i just kept messing up xd. Draper a fulltime educator as well as a fivetime winner of the coretta scott king literary award, sharon draper is an accomplished author of youngadult books who has been recognized by the white house for her extraordinary work.
In this wellresearched novel, draper explores the interrelationships of those who live on a plantation. Sharon draper is a twotime coretta scott king awardwinning author, most recently for copper sun, and previously for forged by fire. Considering the fact that i am usually too aggravated by the subject of history to even taste some historical fiction, i was impressed. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Copper sun is a 2006 young adult novel by coretta scott king award winning author sharon draper. Edwards award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. This book follows the trials and tribulations of amari, a fifteenyearold african maiden. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial.
In this wellresearched novel, awardwinning author and educator sharon m. Fifteenyearold amari witnesses the murder of her family and the destruction of her remote african village. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their carolina plantation and try to make their way to fort moses, florida, a spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. Amari shuffled in the dirt as she was led into the yard and up onto a raised wooden table, which she realized gave the people in the yard a perfect view of the women who were. Audiobook excerpt narrated by myra lucretia taylor created by recorded books listen to the recording 03. Amari, a young african slave, befriends polly, a young indentured servant, as the two begin their lives on a southern plantation in the early eighteenth century. Polly is a 15yearold indentured servant and is amaris best friend. Amari is a strong 15yearold slave, and the main character who endures the horrors of slavery. Copper sun by sharon draper follows how amari endures life on a rice plantation, and all the pain she goes undergoes.
She lives in cincinnati, ohio, where she taught high school english for twentyfive years and was named national teacher of the year. Draper is a new york times bestselling author and recipient of the margaret a. Draper uses symbolism, descriptive language, and comparisons to teach us the controversial history of african americans in copper sun. Copper sun is her first historical fiction and it is amazing as well as frighteningly authentic. She has received the coretta scott king award for both copper sun and fo.
She lives in cincinnati, ohio, where she taught high school english for twentyfive. I went to ghana several years ago and was overwhelmed by the beauty of the land and people, as well as the history of the place that hovered just out of reach. Glaxy films book trailer copper sun by sharon draper short summary. Sharon m draper uses symbolism such as drums in copper sun, to show the significance in villages. Recorded books, llc playaway digital audio findaway world, llc. The characters that author sharon draper introduces are complex but still real and relatable. Stolen from her village, sold to the highest bidder, fifteenyearold amari has only one thing left of her own hope. Nov 17, 20 glaxy films book trailer copper sun by sharon draper short summary. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured. Draper copper sun is unlike anything ive ever written. She endures countless humiliations as she is beaten, branded, and forced to board a slave ship. Two fifteenyearold girlsone a slave and the other an indentured servantescape their carolina plantation and try to make their way to fort moses, florida, a spanish colony that gives sanctuary.
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