Coretta Scott King award-winner and National Teacher of the Year, Sharon M. Draper uses a brilliant variety of styles and voices to tell this compelling first story of her Hazelwood High trilogy. The night that changes everything in Andy's life begins as a great time. His basketball team wins a big game, and he and his best friend have some cold brews stashed in the car, just waiting for the rolling party to begin. Nothing anyone can say or do afterwards will convince Andy that what happens next isn't his fault.
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"This book was really good and it made me cry at the beginning and end.I learned that you really shouldnt let your self be consumed with guilt espeacially to the point were you do something crazy.Even if you do know its your fault.Just Going with your life and i guess see where it takes you."
— Mani (4 out of 5 stars)
" Wow with this book I cried andy lost his friend on a car crash n he stayed with depressionn changed alot I recomen this book 2 ever body. "
— Danilka, 2/19/2014" Felt a bit out of date - no cell phones - and I personally don't enjoy books that are laid out in that type of conversation but over all a good story "
— Beth, 2/19/2014" Reading this book relates to a recent death . Drinking and drining is no joke, and be careful who your in the car with . The part that touches my heart the most is when he dies and when the write there poems . "
— Quela, 2/16/2014" Loved this read it in seventh grade about a month after my teachers son died in a car wreck when he was a senior our school lost two kids that day in seprate car accidents "
— Tiffany, 2/16/2014" Tears of a tiger was a good book, it was the type of book that i enjoy reading even outside of class. Andy is driving drunk just like most teenagers, but unlike most teenagers his best friend, Rob gets killed becuase of his actions. While it may hve been Andy's fault most people forgive Andy in time. Even Rob's parents forgive him. But Andy cannot forgive himself, and in the end the guilt overpowers Andy and he kills himself. This book did a excelent job of explaining how someone might feel after that type of tragidy. The book give variety of different view points on the event and the aftermath. "
— Katiescupp, 2/15/2014" Great book. The book is very sad:( "
— Julio, 2/13/2014" I love this book. Its a little depressing but it really shows what this boty went through. "
— Shayla, 2/7/2014" it was a great book.. "
— George, 1/25/2014" In tears of a tiger draper grab you by the heart "
— Dylan, 1/23/2014" I liked this book for many reasons. one being because, well, i dont really know. I just liked it. "
— Zach, 1/23/2014" I like how the book shows the effect one wrong decision can have on your life. "
— John, 1/19/2014Sharon M. Draper is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels who has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year.
Caroline Clay is a film, television, and voice actress. Her acting credits include appearances on The Message Board, Law & Order, and All My Children. She has also narrated several audiobooks, such as A Wicked War by Amy S. Greenberg, Player Hater by Carl Weber, Casting the First Stone by Kimberla Lawson Roby, and What You Owe Me by Bebe Moore Campbell.
Cornell Womack is an American actor, songwriter, and voice artist best known for his recurring role as Richard on the television drama series Rescue Me. He is also known for his voice-over work on the video games Prototype 2, Neverwinter Nights 2, True Crime, and Far Cry.
JD Jackson is a theater professor, aspiring stage director, and award-winning audiobook narrator. He is a classically trained actor, and his television and film credits include roles on House, ER, Law & Order, Hack, Sherrybaby, Diary of a City Priest, and Lucky Number Slevin. He is the recipient of more than a dozen Earphones Awards for narration and an Odyssey Honor for G. Neri’s Ghetto Cowboy, and he was also named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year for 2012 and 2013. An adjunct professor at Los Angeles Southwest College, he has an MFA in theater from Temple University.
Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.
Sisi Johnson is “a storyteller for a storyteller’s story.” From folksy to urban, her warm blend of bite and sweetness wrapped in an accessible narration style sets the right tone in such award winning books as Francie and Feathers, and notable books like Romiette & Julio, for which she received the AudioFile Earphones Award, and Dr. Mr. President: Letter from a Slave Girl, for which she was selected to be an Audie Award finalist. A long time resident of New York City, she now resides in Los Angeles and happily travels between the two amazing metropolises.
Susan Spain has appeared on stages in New York City, across the United States, and in Europe. Performances includes roles in an international production of The Best of Broadway and a staging of Little Shop of Horrors at the Smithsonian Institute’s Folklife Festival in Washington, DC. She has also appeared in Hair.