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Evelyn Coleman
Georgia Author
Evelyn Coleman's books include *To Be a Drum*, *White Socks Only*, *The Riches of Oseola McCarty*, a Smithsonian Notable Book and a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book, and Born in Sin. Ms. Coleman lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she received the Atlanta Mayor's fellowship for achievement in children's literature.