Darkness before dawn the long awaited end to the trilogy that began with tears of a tiger and continued with forged by fire is here sharon m draper says that the reason she wrote the third book was because of the hundreds of letters she received from young readers who had embraced the characters in tears of a tiger and forged by fire. Darkness before dawn sharon m draper 276 pages 1230 avenue of americas new york ny 10020 simon and schuster children publishing division 599 isbn 978 0 689 85134 6 imagine your boyfriend and you are fighting over the fact that he still is stilling mourning over his dead best friend. Darkness before dawn is a realistic young adult novel written by author sharon m draper in 2001 the novel is the third and final installment in the hazelwood high trilogy it depicts the story of an eighteen year old african american senior keisha montgomery who is attracted to the twenty three year old track coach jonathan hathaway. Darkness before dawn by sharon m draper darkness before dawn 1 i think homeroom is a stupid waste of time they take attendance read announcements then make you sit in a room watching the clock when you could be in a class maybe even learning something dumb mr. Darkness before dawn sharon m draper atheneum books for young readers feb 1 2001 young adult fiction 240 pages 4 reviews hope shines in the face of fear in this conclusion to sharon m drapers award winning hazelwood high trilogy