Sharon Draper might be my new favorite author. I recently read Copper Sun by her (which is going to be one of our read alouds this year) and I just read Tears of a Tiger in like two days. Its heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking.
Andy Jackson and Robbie Washington have been best friends for years. They are both on the high school basketball team. After the game one night, they and two other players decide to have a few beers and cruise around town. Andy, the driver, probably had more than anyone else and loss control of the car. This was funny to a bunch of drunk kids, until a concrete wall seemed to appear out of nowhere. They crashed.
Robbie was in the front seat, with his legs propped up on the dash. The other three were thrown from the car, but Robbie was trapped by the windshield with it caved in. Even though they tried to pull him out, they couldn't and the car ultimately exploded with Robbie still inside.
This is only the beginning of Andy's story. The book gives a close look at those left behind--their pain and grief and guilt. This is great book and I highly recommend it.
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That's the one. It is called a multigenre book. I really like it.
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