Open Book Program, a multi-faceted after-school program for young adolescents in which participants are engaged in activities that encourage the development of reading, writing and critical thinking skills.

Johns Academy
6936 S. Hermitage
Chicago, IL 60636

	Pictured here are Open Book participants from Johns Academy performing an excerpt from Copper Sun by Sharon Draper during one of Open Book's author events. Copper Sun, inspired by a Draper’s trip to Ghana, isa story about 15-year-old Amari, a girl who has only one thing left - hope - after she being stolen from her village and sold to the highest bidder.
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Open Book participants from Johns Academy take a bow after performing an excerpt from Copper Sun by Sharon Draper during one of Open Book's author events. Copper Sun, inspired by a Draper’s trip to Ghana, isa story about 15-year-old Amari, a girl who has only one thing left - hope - after she being stolen from her village and sold to the highest bidder.
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Critically-acclaimed author and teacher Sharon Draper is pictured with (l-r) Gabrielle Erediauwa from Lawless Gardens, Stephanie Wilder and Markiysha Cunningham from Vernon Johns Academy during an Open Book Author Event.
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More Photos of Johns Academy Students Performing Scenes from Copper Sun by Sharon Draper at an Open Book Author Event




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