Doreen Rappaport





Doreen Rappaport

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Doreen Rappaport has written many books of fiction and nonfiction for young readers, specializing in thoroughly researched multicultural history, historical fiction, retellings of folktales and myths, and stories of those she calls the "not-yet-celebrated." Among her recent books is MARTIN'S BIG WORDS: THE LIFE OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., illustrated by Bryan Collier, which received a Caldecott Honor Award and a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for illustration. Doreen Rappaport divides her time between New York City and a rural village in upstate New York.


Average rating: 4.30 · 4,717 ratings · 985 reviews · 48 distinct works · Similar authors
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions
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