Product Description
Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico -- the Black Dinosaurs -- are thrilledto discover that their hometown was a stop on the UndergroundRailroad. Even more exciting, their new friend Mr. Greene hasgiven them an old map that shows a secret passage, dating back tothe days of the Railroad, right under their own school! How canthe Black Dinosaurs resist making plans to check it out?When a trapdoor slams behind them, locking them in the tunnel,there's only one thing they can do -- plunge deeper and deeper intothe darkness. Where will the tunnel lead them? And will the old,crumbling walls hold until they find their way to the end?
About the Author
Sharon Draper is a two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author, most recently for
Copper Sun, and previously for
Forged by Fire. She's also the recipient of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Author Award for New Talent for
Tears of a Tiger and the Coretta Scott King Author Honor for
The Battle of Jericho and
November Blues. Her other books include
Romiette and Julio,
Darkness Before Dawn, and
Double Dutch. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years. She's a popular conference speaker, addressing educational and literary groups both nationally and internationally. For more information visit her online at www.sharondraper.com.
