Forged by Fire Contributor(s): Draper, Sharon M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 068980699X ISBN-13: 9780689806995 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: January 1997 Annotation: After he was almost killed in an apartment fire while his mother went to buy drugs, Gerald was raised by his aunt. Then one day, six years later, his mother returns with her new husband and Angel, Gerald's little sister. As the children grow up, it becomes more and more apparent that Angel needs Gerald's protection from her father's abuse. But who will protect Gerald? Young Adult. Click for more in this series: Hazelwood High Trilogy |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Young Adult Fiction | Family - Blended Families - Young Adult Fiction | Sports & Recreation - Basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
LCCN: 96002763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 14-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 9-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 780(Not Available) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Hazelwood High Trilogy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" L (0.55 lbs) 160 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Self-Esteem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, High School, 2001 Young Hoosier Book Award, Winner, Grades 6-8, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/1996 pg. 1735 Booklist 02/15/1997 pg. 1016 School Library Journal 03/01/1997 pg. 184 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1997 pg. 312 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/1998 pg. 1214 ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's 01/01/1998 pg. 1225 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 14814 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
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Publisher Description: 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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Contributor Bio(s): Draper, Sharon M.: - 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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