Heroes are people who make a difference in a person's life for the better, and enjoy doing it. Heroic people don’t have to be strong or brave, they just have to be willing to make the world a better place, and stand up for what they believe in. Not all heroes wear capes; Sharon Draper is one of those people.
The details of this hero’s early life are similar to most. Sharon Draper was born in August 1948. She went to Pepperdine University in 1971 and continued her education at Miami University (Ohio). Later Sharon married Larry Draper and they had four children; Wendy, Damon, Cory, and Crystal. Sharon worked as an English teacher at Walnut Hills High School and was the head of her department from 1972 to 2005.
Sharon’s writing career started