Sharon M. Draper

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sharon M. Draper comes a debut picture book about a timid little ballerina who learns that the show must go on—and will—with a little help from her friends. Bella Ballerina loves ballet class and listens hard to the music so she can tippy-toe turn, point, and plié in perfect time. When Madame announces...

Eleven-year-old Isabella’s blended family is more divided than ever in this “timely but genuine” (Publishers Weekly) story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Draper. Eleven-year-old Isabella’s parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week: One week she’s Isabella with her dad, his...

Sharon M. Draper presents “storytelling at its finest” (School Library Journal, starred review) in this New York Times bestselling Depression-era novel about a young girl who must learn to be brave in the face of violent prejudice when the Ku Klux Klan reappears in her segregated southern town. Stella by Starlight follows the life of Stella, who lives in the...

A New York Times bestseller and now an original film on Disney+! From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes a story that will forever change how we all look at anyone with a disability, perfect for fans of R. J. Palacio’s Wonder.Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But...

A New York Times bestseller. Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed middle grade novel Out of My Mind.Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older and a year braver. And now with her Medi-Talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even summer camp. There have to be camps for kids...

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this ‘warm and beautifully told’ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novels Out of My Mind and Out of My Heart.Melody is electric with excitement. She did something very, very wonderful for someone who was very, very thankful. And now she’s going on...

A New York Times bestseller! Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind. Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. And now with her Medi-talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach,...

A New York Times bestseller for three years and counting and now an original film on Disney+! “A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Unflinching and realistic.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes a story that will forever change how we all look at anyone with a disability, perfect...

Perfect for fans of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder, the New York Times bestselling Out of My Mind series follows a girl with cerebral palsy who fights to be heard—all three books are now together in a collectible hardcover boxed set.Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can’t walk. She can’t talk. She can’t write. All because she has cerebral palsy....

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this “warm and beautifully told” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novels Out of My Mind and Out of My Heart. When Melody saves an elderly back-in-the-day actress’s life, she ends up on their local TV channel. The...