Tears of a Tiger

Tears of a Tiger is a fiction novel written by Sharon M Draper. It was first published by Atheneum in 1994, and later on February 1, 1996 by Simon Pulse, and is part of the Hazelwood Trilogy. It depicts the story of a seventeen-year-old African American boy named Andy, who feels deeply guilty for inadvertently causing his best friend's death through drunk driving. The story is told through multiple different formats such as journal entries, first person narratives, and newspaper articles.