| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
151 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Hazelwood High ; bk. 2 |
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Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills).
Hazelwood High trilogy ; bk. 2.
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| Summary |
Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved. When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But fire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes. His substance-addicted mother is taken from him. Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt. A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life miserable. The one bright light in Gerald's life is his little half sister, Angel, whom he struggles to protect from her father, Jordan Sparks, who abuses her, and from their mother, whose irresponsible behavior forces Gerald to work hard to keep the family together. As a teenager, Gerald finds success as a member of the Hazelwood Tigers basketball team, while Angel develops her talents as a dancer. Trouble still haunts them, however, and Gerald learns, painfully, that young friends can die and old enemies must be faced. In the end he must stand up to his stepfather alone in a blazing confrontation. |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King Award, author, 1998 |
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Young Hoosier Book Award, 2001 |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.7 5.0 14814. |
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Reading Counts RC High School 5.1 7 Quiz: 04110 Guided reading level: Z. |
| Subject |
Child abuse -- Juvenile fiction.
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Stepfamilies -- Juvenile fiction.
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Siblings -- Juvenile fiction.
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Pyromania in children -- Juvenile fiction.
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African American basketball players -- Juvenile fiction.
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Children of women drug addicts -- Juvenile fiction.
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African American families -- Juvenile fiction.
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Child abuse -- Fiction.
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Stepfamilies -- Fiction.
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Brothers and sisters -- Fiction.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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African American basketball players. (OCoLC)fst00799046
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African American families. (OCoLC)fst00799152
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Brothers and sisters. (OCoLC)fst00839671
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Child abuse. (OCoLC)fst00854223
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Children of women drug addicts. (OCoLC)fst01763768
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Pyromania in children. (OCoLC)fst01084683
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Stepfamilies. (OCoLC)fst01133080
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| Genre/Form |
Young adult fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Young adult works. (OCoLC)fst01726790
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills). Forged by fire. 1st ed. New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997 (OCoLC)605228060 |
| ISBN |
9780689806995 (hbk.) |
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068980699X (hbk.) |
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9781439527948 (PawPrnt) |
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1439527946 (PawPrnt) |
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0689818513 |
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9780689818516 |
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9781442489141 (paperback) |
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1442489146 (paperback) |
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9780780779136 Turtleback |
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0780779134 Turtleback |
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