Tears of a Tiger

Intro: "Tears of a Tiger" is written by Sharon M. Draper. Sharon M. Draper has written Copper Sun, Out of My Mind, Panic and November Blues. Sharon M. Draper has an amazing way of expressing the feelings and problems that teenagers experience and puts them into phenomenal books. The theme of this book is you can never blame yourself for mistakes, but you can correct them for the future.

Summary: This book is about a high-school teenager named Andy. Him and his bestfriend Robert are the most popular guys in school because they are the captain and co-captain of the basketball team. After a car accident caused by Andy kills his bestfriend Robert, it's hard for Andy to go on in life. He is full of guilt for driving in the night after drinking and partying. Now, Andy has to find out how to continue is live and focus on what's best for him.

Analysis/Review: I highly recommend this book to teenagers that have experienced hardships and problems throughout their lifetime. I feel that most teenagers should read this book because it helps you open your mind and really put yourself in other people's positions.

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Book Review by Kyndal W.

Tears of a Tiger

The book that I read was named Tears of a tiger by Sharon Draper. This book was on a troubled teen going through rough times over a horrible, horrible tragic accident that he can’t get over. Andy is the character’s name and he feels as if his friend’s death is his entire fault, and his father doesn’t seem to make it any better on him. Other books you might want to read by Sharon Draper are November Blues which is a great book on a young teen who becomes a mother surprisingly out of nowhere. Forged by Fire is about a young man that has a father that constantly beats on him over petty little things.

The big fact of the story that I think you should know is there was a huge car accident with four young men in the car, the names of the young men in the car are Rob, Andy, Gerald, and BJ. But this book Tears of a Tiger is just telling how Andy is coping with the situation, if want to hear on how the others are doing there is one book named Forged by the Fire it tells how Gerald is taking all of this and also other troubled things he is going through.

I recommend this book to young men who drink or young teens who drink while driving and think that it’s ok and nothing will ever happen. This is an issue for everyday teens. This isn’t for everyone to me mostly for teens and young adults. This book is a great book for those who lost a friend to drinking and blame there selves, for those who deal with a trauma of losing a friend or those who just like reading realistic fiction from time to time. It’s a great book for those who are understanding. 

Book Review by Silver T.

Tears of a Tiger

The book I have read is called Tears of Tiger. It was written by an author named Sharon M. Draper. Draper has written 27 books in all during the years of 1994-2013. I have read 3 other books written by her and they are Battle of Jericho, November’s Blues, and Forged by Fire. These books compare to the book I have read because they are the afterlife of the tragic that started in Tears of Tiger. I think the message she was trying to get across in Tears Of Tiger was that Drinking and driving is a serious danger and the grief behind it can be life threaten as well. Overall the other three books are informing readers that everyone goes through problems, but its life and you just have to learn to adapt.

In Tears of Tiger Four junior boys that attended Hazelwood high school got into an accident while drinking and driving on an expressway. The Death of one boy in the car struck the whole student body. The main Character Andy Jackson Struggled through life blaming himself. Or what little life he did have. He couldn’t take the guilt anymore and committed suicide.  Students were absolutely traumatized because they couldn’t believe kids their age could die.  After the death of two of their peers eyes were truly opened to the real world, and life around them.

I recommend this book to readers who have a drinking problem, knows someone who has a drinking problem, or thinks drinking is cool. There are many things that can happen that not everybody thinks about. This book could save lives and/or prevent deaths. If none of these things apply to you then this is also an amazing way to be able to look into others’ lives, and see you’re not the only one going through a tough time. It provides great tip on how to deal with life situations. You should read it immediately!!!

Book Review by Alicia H.