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Author | Sharon M. Draper |
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Language | English |
Series | Hazelwood High Trilogy |
Subject | Child abuse and Child molestation |
Genre | Realistic fiction |
Publisher | Atheneum Books |
Publication date | January 1, 1997 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | |
Pages | 160 |
Awards | 1998 Coretta Scott King Author Award |
ISBN | 0-689-80699-X |
Preceded by | Tears of a Tiger |
Followed by | Darkness Before Dawn |
Forged by Fire is a realistic fiction novel written by Sharon M. Draper in 1997. It's the second book in the Hazelwood High Trilogy. It received the Coretta Scott King Award.[1][2]
The story focuses on Gerald Nickelby, an African American boy who struggles with life after the death of his aunt.
Originally, the first chapter of Forged by Fire appeared as a short story in Ebony magazine in January 1991 under the title "One Small Torch."
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