Forged by Fire, Sharon M. Draper
Forged by Fire, Sharon M. Draper
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Forged by Fire

Author: Sharon M. Draper

Narrator: Thomas Penny

Unabridged: 3 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/10/2008


Synopsis

Coretta Scott King Award
ALA Margaret A. Edwards Award
The flame of love burns bright in the second book of Sharon M. Draper’s awardwinning 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.

About Sharon M. Draper

Sharon M. Draper is the New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Blended, and Out of My Heart. She’s won Coretta Scott King Awards for Copper Sun and Forged by Fire and multiple honors. She’s also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. Sharon taught high school English for twenty-five years and was named National Teacher of the Year. She lives in Florida. Visit her at SharonDraper.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Logan

This book is so good. At first, I thought it would be some book about kids trying to survive high school. But when you read the back it grabs your attention right away. It starts off saying how Gerald's aunt has died, then continues to go on to the fact that he is going to have to live with his abu......more