Tears Of A Tiger Chapter Summary

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Title Of Book : Tears of a Tiger

Author : Sharon Draper
Setting : Hazelwood High and other areas.
The Main Character : Andrew “Andy” Jackson , he was driving the car that caused the accident that killed Robbie.
Keisha : Andy’s girlfriend.
Robbie Washington : One of Andy’s best friend’s who was killed in a car accident.
BJ Carson : One of Andy’s best friends , who survived in the car crash.
Tyrone Mills : One of Andy’s best friends , who survived in the car crash.
Rhonda : Tyrone’s girlfriend and Keisha’s best friend.
Dr. Carrothers : Andy’s psychologist.
Monty : Andy’s little brother
Coach Ripley : Andy’s basketball coach

The story begins with Andy and his friends who just finished
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Later that night , the car that they were in crashes . Andy , B.J. , and Tyrone manage to get out of the car , and Robbie’s door is bent shut so he can’t get out , so Andy and Tyrone get on top of the car so they can break the windshield to help Robbie get out , but there was an explosion and the car started burn to on fire with Robbie in the car. Andy’s license is suspended and Andy is forced to take Alcohol Rehabilitation classes. Since the accident Andy has been feeling guilty because he was the one driving. Andy feels he is not being punished enough for what he did. So then one day Andy talks to his coach about it , and the coach tells him that Robbie wouldn’t have blamed you , but that did not help him muim much. Andy is still feeling haunted by guilt. Then one day Andy takes Keisha out but then Andy tries to jump in front of traffic but Keisha stopped him in time . Keisha is his rock , Keisha is always there for him when he’s feeling down , he doesn’t what he would do if he didn’t have her in his

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