Tears of a Tiger
Atheneum Books for Young Readers · Paperback · July 23, 2013
Andy tackles his guilt and grief in the first book of Sharon M. Draper’s award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy.
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- Who it’s for
- A serious, intimate look at guilt and grief, told through letters, articles, assignments, and dialogue.
- Themes
- Grief after loss, Guilt and self-blame, Death and mourning
- Genres
- Death & Grief for Teens, Depression for Teens, Teen Suicide
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Andy tackles his guilt and grief in the first book of Sharon M. Draper’s award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy. Tigers don’t cry—or do they? After the death of his longtime friend and fellow Hazelwood Tiger in a car accident, Andy, the driver, blames himself and cannot get past his guilt and pain. While his other friends have managed to work through their grief and move on, Andy allows death to become the focus of his life.
Continue reading
In the months that follow the accident, the lives of Andy and his friends are traced through a series of letters, articles, homework assignments, and dialogues, and it becomes clear that Tigers do indeed need to cry.
Grief in Many Voices
A serious, intimate look at guilt and grief, told through letters, articles, assignments, and dialogue.
Come here for
- A teenager’s struggle to live with guilt after a friend’s death
- Grief seen through the lives of a circle of friends
Expect
- A story shaped by varied forms, from letters to homework
- An unsparing look at pain that doesn’t simply pass
Where it sits
| Death & Grief for Teens | 80% |
|---|---|
| Teen Suicide | 47% |
| Depression for Teens | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- African American YA
- Death & Grief for Teens
- Emotions & Feelings for Teens
- Authors
- Sharon M. Draper
- Publisher
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers
- Published
- July 23, 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Grief after loss · Guilt and self-blame · Death and mourning
- Reading lane
- African American YA