Tears of a Tiger
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9
No. of pages 192
Published: 2013
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Hazlewood High Trilogy, Thorndike Literacy Bridge .
This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.
There are 192 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2013 by Simon & Schuster .
Sharon M. Draper is a New York Times bestselling author and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. She has received the Coretta Scott King Award for both Copper Sun and Forged by Fire, and was most recently awarded the Charlotte Huck Award for Stella by Starlight. Her novel Out of My Mind has won multiple awards and was a New York Times bestseller for over three years. She lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. Visit her at SharonDraper. com.
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This book is in the following series:
Hazlewood High Trilogy
The Hazlewood High series is about life in high school and does not shy away from the hardships of teenage life. Author Sharon M. Draper has won the Margaret A. Edwards Award honouring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens, and received the Coretta Scott King Award for Forged by Fire.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Virginia Readers Choice Award - High School
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Virginia Readers Choice Award.
Coretta Scott King Award - New Talent
This book was recognised in the New Talent category by the Coretta Scott King Award. Presented annually since 1970 by the American Library Association to books by African-America authors and illustrators, this award recognizes excellence in promoting a deeper understanding of the African-American Experience.
Volunteer State Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
"As compelling a novel as any published in the last two decades. Buy it, read it, share it."--VOYA
"Short chapters and alternating viewpoints provide raw energy and intense emotion."--Publisher's Weekly
"The characters' voices are strong, vivid, and ring true. This moving novel will leave a lasting impression."--SLJ
