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Forged by fire

Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills), Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills). Hazelwood High trilogy

2013

Overview

Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved. 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. 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, Jordan Sparks, who abuses her, and from their mother, whose irresponsible behavior forces Gerald to work hard to keep the family together. 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.

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Subject: Child abuse Juvenile fiction. / Stepfamilies Juvenile fiction. / Brothers and sisters Juvenile fiction. / African Americans Juvenile fiction. / Child abuse Fiction. / Stepfamilies Fiction. / Brothers and sisters Fiction. / African Americans Fiction.
• ISBN: 9781442489141, 1442489146, 9780606323338, 0606323333

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PZ7.D78325 FO 2013	1	BOOK	YOUNG