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Darkness Before Dawn

Name: Darkness Before Dawn
ISBN: 9780689830808

Sharon M. Draper

Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · February 1, 2001

Reading lane: Growing Up

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Why This Clicks

Hope Under Pressure

A serious coming-of-age story follows the fragile work of finding hope after grief.

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A tender look at grief and the search for hope
Coming-of-age drama with an unsettling turn

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A sustained, emotionally serious narrative
A hard-won path back toward the light

Book Details

Authors: Sharon M. Draper
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: February 1, 2001
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Growing Up · African American YA
Reading lane: Growing Up

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YA Adventure
African American YA
YA Romance

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Hope shines in the face of fear in this conclusion to Sharon M. Draper’s award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy. In her senior year, things are finally looking a little brighter for Keisha. Still haunted by the suicide of her ex-boyfriend, Andy, she finds comfort in the attentions of the new track coach, twenty-three-year-old Jonathan Hathaway, the principal’s son. How can Keisha not be swept off her feet by a tall, dark, handsome “lemon drop wrapped in licorice” who treats her like a woman, not a girl? But suddenly this intoxicating relationship takes a frightening turn, and Keisha is once again plunged into the darkness she’s fought so hard to escape. Will Keisha ever be able to find her way back into the light?