SexViolHist Bib: Cases: Representations: Literary Texts: Sharon M. Draper

»Sharon Mills Draper (born August 21, 1948) is an American children's writer, professional educator, and the 1997 National Teacher of the Year. She is a two-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for books about the young and adolescent African-American experience. She is known for her Hazelwood and Jericho series, Copper Sun, Double Dutch, Out of My Mind and Romiette and Julio.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

The Battle of Jericho

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Battle of Jericho by Sharon M. Draper is a young adult novel. It's the first book in the Jericho Trilogy. The book is set in high school and deals with the issues of peer pressure, acceptance, discrimination, sexual tension, and social interaction. The story takes place at Frederick Douglass High School. Junior Jericho Prescott and his cousin Josh, along with their friends Dana Wolfe and Kofi Freeman, decide to pledge for one of the most popular and prestigious organizations at school, the Warriors of Distinction. While the "Warriors" seem to be an upstanding organization that does a lot for the community, their governing is far more corrupt and plagued. Eddie Mahoney, the pledge master, sends the group through unnecessarily cruel tricks and task to humiliate and degrade them as they pledge for membership. From eating worms to being paddled, Dana receives the most harassment which crosses the line of sexual harassment. While they have the opportunity to quit, Josh and Jericho choose popularity and peer acceptance and it ends in a hazing accident gone wrong which cost Josh's life.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21^st Century

II. Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History

III. Topical Index: Types: General: Sexual Harassment | Representations: Literary Texts: Young Adult Literature

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Wauran, Jeffy R. »Hazing as Trauma in Sharon M. Draper's The Battle of Jericho: A Study of Bullying and Sexual Harassment in Young Adult Literature.« International Lecturer-Students Multidisciplinary Conference. Hybrid 2025.