BOOK: Tears of a Tiger by Draper

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

Draper, Sharon M._Tears of a Tiger_,1994
The book opens with a car crash which involved 4 African Ameican
HS basketball players who had been drinking.  One boy dies.  The
story is the tale Andy, the of the driver of the car and his mental
self torture and depression as a result of this accident.  The book
is written in the words and thoughts of the people involved and
appears kind of like a play script without the names in front of each
line.  It makes the story more powerful.  The reader hopes that
Andy can learn to adjust but gradually begins to accept his
eventual suicide.  The closing of the book is letters written to Andy
by his friends (and 6 year-old brother) telling him how they feel
about his sudden death.  The letters are heart-wrenching.  I have
not cried while reading in a while.  While there is nothing
inappropriate for younger students, this 180 page book is definitely
directed at HS students.  There are discussion questions at the
end of the book to aid teachers who may want to use the book with
their class.
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Frederick Muller
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