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Who Is Sharon Draper's Tears Of A Tiger: A Brief Summary
Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper
Anthony Avila
ENG 3 Honors
Period 3

The novel Tears of a Tiger is about a high school student named Andy Jackson going through a life of pain and guilt. The story begins with a newspaper article on an accident that killed a basketball player named Robbie Washington. They were all coming from a party and they have been drinking. Andy was driving the car and his three friends, Robbie, B.J, and Tyrone were the passengers. When the accident happened the Andy, B.J., and Tyrone all left the scene with minor injuries while Robbie was trapped in the back seat and the car was bursting in flames and he couldn’t get out. This image haunted Andy for the rest of his life.
After the accident they return to school
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