Forged by Fire
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As a teenager, Gerald finds success as a member of the Hazelwood Tigers basketball team, while Angel develops her talents as a dancer. Trouble still haunts them, however, and Gerald learns, painfully, that young friends can die and old enemies must be faced. In the end he must stand up to his stepfather alone in a blazing confrontation.
Sharon M. Draper has interwoven characters and events from her previous novel, Tears of a Tiger, in this unflinchingly realistic portrayal of poverty and child abuse. It is an inspiring story of a young man who rises above the tragic circumstances of his life by drawing on the love and strength of family and friends.
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2 primary booksHazelwood High is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1994 with contributions by Sharon M. Draper.
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I know the kids love this book but it's so poorly written. What six year old speaks in whole paragraphs about their emotional state and the causes and consequences of the duress their under?
Um..this book was something else. I feel really bad for Gerald & Angel because all of the stuff they went through as kids..it's like ??? And I don't mean the book was something else in a bad way, it's just like so much happened and it made me kinda sad because no child deserves to go through what they went through. I liked how the author wrote it as a realistic situation, but I really didn't like the third person pov. Overall, it was a good book. I was satisfied with the ending.
