| Edition |
1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. |
| Description |
156 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Note |
Companion volume to: Tears of a tiger. |
| Indexed In: |
Wilson's Junior High School, April 2001 |
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Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 1998 |
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School Library Journal, March 1997 |
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Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1998 |
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Booklist, February 1997 |
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Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 1997 |
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Multicultural Review, June 1997 |
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Kliatt, July 1998 |
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L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999 |
| Summary |
Gerald, a teenager who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, must face the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved. |
| Audience |
6.8 |
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Young Adult Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR ATOS MG RL 4.7 5.0 14814 PCMS |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King Award, 1998 |
| Subject |
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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| ISBN |
0689818513 |
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