Darkness Before Dawn
First edition | |
| Author | Sharon M. Draper |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Hazelwood High Trilogy |
| Subject | Date rape |
| Genre | Realistic fiction |
| Publisher | Atheneum Books |
Publication date | 1 Feb 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print- |
| Pages | 272 pp |
| ISBN | 0-689-83080-7 |
| Preceded by | Forged by Fire |
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.