Tears Of A Tiger: Summary

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The book Tears of a Tiger starts off in a newspaper article about a fiery car accident that involved a group of friends that were from Hazelwood High School named Andy, Robbie, BJ, & Tyrone. All the Guys were able to get out the car but Robbie died in the accident because he was pinned in the car and wasn’t able to get out. Although, Andy tried to rescue Robbie, he and his friends could do nothing but watch Robbie burn to death. In the novel, Andy’s life tends to only be involved with Robbie, BJ, Tyrone, Keisha, and Rhonda. This is where it all starts in Andy’s life!
In the beginning of the story Andy was a fun, energetic, and loving person. He also was a basketball player. Andy began to change to always being depressed and emotional around

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