Book Review

My Book is titled "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon Draper. This book caught my attention by the details with the passage which made it seem so real that I can easily relate. Tears of a Tiger is a great book because it can quite possibly be someone's life story.



This books themes are sorrowful and remorseful. The story takes place at a basketball game where the Hazlewood High School Tigers win the championship. Andy, the main character, was very excited about their win that he wanted to celebrate with his best friend Robby and fellow team mates Bj and Tyrone. Drinking and driving, Andy's vision was sluggish and resulted in a car crash. Everyone except Robby escaped from the car and within seconds after, the car blew up. Andy, of course feels at fault for his best friends death. Though it isn't Andy's fault because they were all drinking, he blames himself. Throughout the passage, Andy is depressed and faces reality. It finally kicks in that his best friend is dead. He is ordered to go to a physiologist who tries to comfort him as much as he could. As he turns away from family, friends, and even his girlfriend, he finds he is losing the most precious thing of all- his ability to face the future. When he tries to go to sleep, Robert comes into his dreams and tells him it is all his fault, but he forgives him for everything. Andy was very lonely one night and had no one to turn to about his problems. He called his therapist, his girlfriend and even his coach but no one picked up. He gave up hope in finding a friend to rely on. The next day Andy didn't show up at school and everyone was looking for him but he was nowhere in sight. Is he going to be able to go on in life and still have the guilt in his heart that he killed his best friend?

What can you guess happens next? If you like mysteries, this book is definitely the book for you. I liked this book because it was my by favorite author Sharon Draper and all of her books tell a deep story. I rate this book a 5.