Forged by Fire
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Sharon M. Draper
The flame of love burns bright in the second book of Sharon M. Draper’s award-winning Hazelwood High trilogy.When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But fire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes. His substance-addicted mother is taken from him. Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt, and a brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life miserable. The one bright light in Gerald's life is his little half sister, Angel, whom he struggles to protect from her father, who is abusing her. Somehow Gerald manages to finds success as a member of the Hazelwood Tigers basketball team, and Angel develops her talents as a dancer, despite the trouble that still haunts them. 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. In this second book of the Hazelwood High trilogy, Sharon M. Draper has woven characters and events from Tears of a Tiger in an 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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Author
Sharon M. Draper
Pages
160
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2011-04-05
ISBN
1439132062 9781439132067
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"I understand why Gernald wasn't mentioned that much in the first book. I never understood why he was mentioned losely, or why his friends were casually talking about his abusive step-father. Now I understand. I loved this book. I'm only giving it three stars, because the mom wasn't really there. I think Jordan physically and mentally abused her, because the way he was treating them was not respect. You don't hit your family. You don't rape your child. So, no. I like how the tiger still had significance in this book, and the title is chef's kiss."
"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."