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Tears of a Tiger

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ISBN13: 9780689806988
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In one horrifying night,

Andy's life changed forever...

Andy Jackson was driving the car that crashed one night after a game, killing Robert Washington, his best friend and the captain of the Hazelwood High Tigers. It was late, and they'd been drinking, and now, months later, Andy can't stop blaming himself. As he turns away from family, friends, and even his girlfriend, he finds he's losing the most precious thing of all — his ability to face the future.

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With perceptiveness and compassion, Draper portrays an African-American teenager who feels driven to consider suicide in the wake of a devastating tragedy.
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cristinvaldez, January 10, 2008 (view all comments by cristinvaldez)
well my name is cristin valdez and i read this book in 8th grade i really liked it.and now is when i remember about this in 11 grade.
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Jpooh132007, November 29, 2007 (view all comments by Jpooh132007)
The book was a really good book. I would recommend this book to anyone. The book has an encouragement side to it throughout the book. Even though there were some sad parts, it was so interesting that I kept reading. The part of the book that touched me was "The Tears of a Tiger" part where the little brother, Monty went and talked to Andy at the grave. That touched me because it was sad to see that Monty would not have an older brother to look after him anymore throughout his life. The sad part was when Andy took his life away. It saddened me that Andy took his life away and that he did not want to face the cares of life. Overall the book is an awesome book. I recommend it for all teenagers to read it.
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Bree, November 10, 2007 (view all comments by Bree)
I work with struggling readers at the High School level. My students could not put this book down. For some students it was the first book they ever read. They were so excited that Draper also had written books similar to it. Our classroom library is now filled with her stuff. So many of todays youth have problems like the issues that Draper discusses, but they don't know how to deal with it and feel so alone. Tears of a Tiger allowed students to know that they are not alone and that other kids their age also have tragedies in their lives. I fully recommend this book to the reluctant reader. If this book doesn't get the "at risk" kid reading, then I don't know what will.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780689806988
Author:
Draper, Sharon Mills
Publisher:
Simon Pulse
Author:
Draper, Sharon M.
Author:
Draper, Sharon Mills
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
Subject:
Ethnic - African American
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
Social Situations - Death & Dying
Subject:
Schools
Subject:
Death
Subject:
Social Situations - Drugs, Alcohol, & Substance Abuse
Subject:
High schools
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Social Situations - Suicide
Subject:
Afro-Americans -- Fiction.
Subject:
Social Issues - Death & Dying
Subject:
Social Issues - Suicide
Subject:
Social Issues - Drugs, Alcohol, & Substance Abuse
Copyright:
1996
Edition Description:
B101
Series Volume:
77-CD]
Publication Date:
February 1996
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
7.05x4.20x.56 in. .23 lbs.
Age Level:
12-17
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