Sharon+Draper

 Dear Alexis, I'm so glad you liked Copper Sun. That book is very special to me. It's very different for my readers, since most of my books deal with contemporary issues. But I think the reason Copper Sun works is because people care about Amari and Tidbit and Polly and what happens to them. It took me ten years to write it, so parts of my heart and soul are in that book. Let's see, to help you on your project, I'm going to send you back to my website. Click on books, then on Copper Sun. Under "Intro, Summary, and General Questions," you'll find lots of information. Read all the way to the bottom. There is lots more information there that your teacher might be able to use. Tell her to click on Study guides and she'll find lots of background materials. The only question that is probably not answered there is "What was the most interesting fact I learned?" I suppose the better question would be "What was the most interesting fact YOU learned while reading the book?" (I can't help it--I'm a teacher!) What surprised me the most was the fact that the stones of the walls of the Door of Door Return had been rubbed smooth by the hundreds and hundreds of people who had been pushed through there. That's an awful lot of people! And my target audience is you. Good luck on your project. I hope this helps. Happy Holidays.
 * An E-mail from Sharon Draper, the author of Copper Sun.**

Sincerely, Sharon M. Draper

Click the following link to get to Sharon Draper's Website [|http://sharondraper.com/]