Tears of a Tiger

The whole time reading this book i never wanted to put it down. im not really the reading type either. i felt like i was right there beside every one of the characters ! i felt every thing they did threw out the book.! i started crying during the 1st chapter and then read the rest of the book in one sitting because as soon as you start to read this book im pretty sure you wouldnt want to put it down either ! this book had so much meaning to me...... Sharron Drapper is a fantastic author and im glad i skimed upond one of her books now iam addicted to reading sharrons books

This book is about g e choices of making in young people's lives. Andy is feeling guilty because he did the unspeakable killing his best friend since 7th grade. To make matters even worse he was named the new captain taking Rob's place on the basketball team. Rob was the best at basketball and talking to girls which is the best part of him that Andy will miss every much. Rob was one of those guys you would like to be around all the time. Andy is someone that struggles with man vs. self.

I love this book and I hate this book at the same time! It's kind of boring, the whole thing is people talking. But it's really interesting what goes on in thier lives. I love this book because it's so interesting and there's not many other books that tell the truth like this book does. So sad, I hate and love sad books at the same time. First Andy's best friend dies in a car crash-and Andy was driving the car. All Robby's friends are sad and eventually get over it, but not Andy. He's depressed all the time and keeps blaming himself for Robby's death. He keeps thinking he should be the one who died, not Robby. He starts going to a psychiatrist for help. He starts getting better, but the one who's holding him together is Keisha, his girlfriend. Andy's psychiatrist says that Andy is o.k. now and doesn't have to come anymore unless he wants to, but Keisha knows that he's getting worse. When Keisha breaks up with him, she's no longer there to hold him together and he ends up... commiting suicide. This is the saddest part. :'( The description of what his 6 year old brother and mom find is so disgusting, I almost threw up. At the same time feelin like I wanted to cry. How could someone do that to themselves??? That is just SOO sad, I can't imagine. I can't even say it in words how sad it is. Usually stories have happy endings, but this one is different... it is reality.