Double Dutch

Name: Double Dutch
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Sharon M. Draper
ISBN: 9781436169516

Author: Sharon M. Draper

Narrator: Patricia R. Floyd

Unabridged: 4 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/22/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction, African American & Black Stories, Sports Stories, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

For eighth-grader Delia Douglas, competing in the World Double Dutch Championships with her best friends is a dream that has come true through hours of hard practice. But that dream is now threatened by a terrible secret: Delia can't read. And unless she finds the courage to reach out and get help, she might never jump in another Double Dutch meet again.

About Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper is the New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Blended, and Out of My Heart. She’s won Coretta Scott King Awards for Copper Sun and Forged by Fire and multiple honors. She’s also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Sharon taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. She lives in Florida. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda on July 27, 2015

Another wholesome book that is probably a 5 star book for girls age 11-15, 3 stars for H.S. girls, and likely a 2 star book for boys. It's a clever little story about 8th graders, each of whom has an important secret he/she keeps to himself/herself out of fear of embarrassment and not fitting in wit......more

Goodreads review by Suzanna on November 23, 2012

I really liked this book because you never knew what was going to happen next. The tone of this book was very suspenseful. Many things happened throughout the story that I would have never expected to happen. I enjoy reading books like this because I get really caught up in the story. It's almost li......more

Goodreads review by Ellie on June 01, 2024

4.5 Good book.......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on January 18, 2018

Warning Spoiler Alert! The book Double Dutch was written by Sharon M. Draper. This book was a realistic fiction. This book was about two twins, also a young girl and boy, who’s all had their secrets come out. This book was about not judging a book by its cover and trust. In the beginning Delia, Yolan......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on December 20, 2014

I decided to read this book becuase I read the blurb and it just got me. What impressed me was how at one point in the story, it got electroni-cy. It was like a script and i can just imagine a conversation. Thias book taught me to nt keep BIG things t myself and always tell it to an adult you can tr......more