# Sharon M. Draper — books assigned in US schools

**5** books by Sharon M. Draper appear in the US-school assigned-reading canon. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 610L–700L
**Grade span:** 3–12
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/author/sharon-m-draper
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- family (3)
- abuse
- african-americans
- courage
- death
- disability
- friendship
- high schools
- identity
- inclusion

## Genres

- Realistic Fiction (3)
- Middle Grade Fiction (2)

## Every Sharon M. Draper title on file

- [Tears of A Tiger](https://readinglist.school/book/tears-of-a-tiger) _(Grades 9–12 · 1994)_
- [Forged by Fire](https://readinglist.school/book/forged-by-fire) _(Grades 7–10 · 1997)_
- [Romiette and Julio](https://readinglist.school/book/romiette-and-julio) _(Grades 7–10 · 1999)_
- [Out of My Mind](https://readinglist.school/book/out-of-my-mind) _(700L · Grades 4–7 · 2010)_
- [Blended](https://readinglist.school/book/blended) _(610L · Grades 3–7 · 2018)_

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