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__Tears of a Tiger__ __Forged By Fire__ __Darkness Before Dawn__ by Sharon M. Draper ISBN: 0-689-31878-2 (Tears) ISBN: 0-689-80699-X (Forged) ISBN: c1994; 1997 180 pages; 156 pages R.L. 6.3; 5.0 Points-7; 5

(Tears) -newspaper article on pages 1-2
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

(Forged) -pages 30-31....after six years, mom is coming to get Gerald and he doesn’t want to go...who could blame him? Especially when he finds out what her “surprise” is

(Tears) The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in school.
 * Summary:**

(Forged) Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved.

YA Fiction--teen issues; death; high school; afro-americans; child abuse; stepfamilies; brothers and sisters

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2003