![]() ![]() ![]() In 1974, she won the Coretta Scott King Author Award for her picture book, Ray Charles. Tea Cup Full of Roses, another middle-grade, was recognized as a notable title by the American Library Association (ALA). ![]() One of her early middle-grade novels, Sidewalk Story, was chosen as a Child Study Association of America’s Children’s Book of the Year. It didn’t take long for Mathis’ books to win acclaim. Instead, she became a teacher after graduating from Morgan State University. There, she stepped through the pages of books into new and exciting worlds.īut though she had a passion for reading and a talent for writing, Mathis didn’t plan on becoming an author. Sharon Bell Mathis is a 1-Time Bestselling AuthorĪs a child, one of Sharon Bell Mathis’ favorite reading spaces was the iron fire escape above the backyard. ![]()
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