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Sharon Bell Mathis


Born
Atlantic City, New Jersey, The United States
Genre
Children's, Young Adult


Sharon Bell Mathis (born 1937) is an American librarian and author who has written books mainly for children and young adults.

Mathis was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. She started writing at an early age, and her love of reading was fostered by her parents. Her mother, a poet, encouraged her to write. In 1958, she earned a degree in Sociology from Morgan State College and, in 1975, went on to earn a master's in Library Science from the Catholic University of America.

Mathis has written many books for children and young adults, and has received many accolades in her career. Her book Ray Charles, a nonfiction biography of Ray Charles, received the Coretta Scott King Award. The Hundred Penny Box received a Newbery Honor Award and is a recip ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 1,669 ratings · 195 reviews · 13 distinct works • Similar authors
The Hundred Penny Box
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3.85 avg rating — 1,400 ratings — published 1975 — 23 editions
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Teacup Full of Roses
3.90 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 1972 — 22 editions
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Sidewalk Story
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3.79 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1971 — 18 editions
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Ray Charles
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4.07 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1973 — 11 editions
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Listen for the Fig Tree
3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1974 — 6 editions
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Running Girl: The Diary of ...
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1997 — 3 editions
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Brooklyn Story
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1970
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Red Dog, Blue Fly: Football...
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Cartwheels
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1977 — 4 editions
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The hundred penny box
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