About this title: When his mother leaves him at home while she goes to buy drugs, 3-year-old Gerald Nickelby accidentally starts a fire and is badly burned. Afterward, his mother is charged with child neglect and sentenced to jail, and Gerald is sent to live with his firm but loving Aunt Queen. Six years later, after his mother is released from jail and Aunt Queen dies of a heart attack, Gerald goes to live with his mother and her new husband, Jordan. Unhappy with the situation, Gerald finds comfort through his relationship with his 4-year-old half-sister, Angel, who was born while his mother was incarcerated. ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780689818516ISBN:0689818513
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Description: Good. 1402508921 Unabridged Ex-library book on tape with stickers and stampings. Tapes have not been tested but should play fine. Case should be expected to have some wear around the corners. Most items ship within 24 hours. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Date Published: 2006-02-22
ISBN-13:9780786283583ISBN:0786283580
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780786283583. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Quarter-cloth
Publisher: Atheneum, New York
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780689806995ISBN:068980699X
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 151 pgs. Coretta Scott King and Gertrude Williams Johnson award winning author's second book in the series dealing with abusive families. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 1997-01-01
ISBN-13:9780689806995ISBN:068980699X
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780689806995. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780689806995ISBN:068980699X
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: Audio Book edition
Binding: Audiobook (cassette)
Publisher: Recorded Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9781402508929ISBN:1402508921
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Former public library copy with library stamps/stickers. In plastic hardshell case. Tapes, storage case in good condition. Unabridged; Narrated by Thomas Penny; includes ALL 3 tapes; 3.75 hours.; 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.; read more
""Forged by Fire" by Sharon M. Draper shows how kids today experience a lot of hardships, like sexual abuse, drugs, death, abuse, etc. This book is a great example on how some minors fight to be able to hold their family together. The author included a lot of foreshadow like fire which foreshadowed hardship and symbolism. The conclusion had to be worked on a bit. (Not going to say the ending). But there was a lot of realistic events that happen to some unfortunate kids like Gerald. Gerald represents all those struggling kids that have unfortunate lives.
I loved this book and look forward to showing it to other via goodreads. I give this book a 8/10 due to the lack of emphasize the author puts to the ending. But still, everything else didn't let the conclusion give the story a bad rating."
"Have you ever been abused by your father? Did your hosue ever catch on fire twice? Well all these things happened to Gerald Sparks. When you read this book you will cry, laugh, and be eager to read the next page. As you read Forged by Fire, you will notice it has more drama than there is in movies. This amazing story is about Gerald and his sister Angel surviving an abusive step father, a careless mother, and a dead aunt that took Gerald in. This heart-filled story takes place in Atlanta where gangs fought, drugs were everywhere, and lives were taken one by one. The theme of this story is when you're alone you can also survive by just believing in yourself and you can do anything. Another theme of this book is if you're getting hurt physically and mentally you can tell someone. Forged by Fire is a tragic but suspenseful book that you cannot put down. The author of this book but tragedies and some of her life into this book. She puts events that you would never get bored with. The author also includes a sequence of events to make the book so interesting. And the last thing about this book is the quote and the quote is, "You're not alone."
"Forged by fire is about a boy named Gerald who experiences a very troubled childhood. When he was three his mother, a drug addict leaves him alone as she has done before. This time he accidentally sets the apartment on fire. His mother is imprisoned for neglect. Gerald then lives with a great aunt named "Aunt Queen" who is wheelchair bound, but gives him love he needs. Later when Gerald in nine, his mother returnes with his new sister and a man who maybe her father. They want to take Gerald back, but he wants to stay with Aunt Queen who soon dies of a heart attack. Gerald hates his step father for being violent and abusing his half sister, who looks to Gerald for protection. Taking care of his sister seems to give him the love he has always needed. In trying to defend his sister, the apartment sets on fire and the step father is killed. I can make a text to world connection with this book because there are so many people living today who have had troubled lives and have been abused. I rate this book a 4 because I think it is very realistic in dealing with issues that many people face. I would recommend this book to someone who like realistic stories."
"Forged by Fire is a really great novel, it captivated me so much into the book that I couldn't stop reading it. This novel was about a teenage boy, Gerald living with his younger stepsister, Angel and his horrible stepfather, Jordan. Originally when Gerald was younger he was living with his aunt, but one day a terrible incident happened the caused him to lose his loving aunt. He had to move in with his stepfather and stepsister. One day he found out about the things his stepfather did to Angel, and he was determined to protect her from him. Jordan would abuse, or molest her when he's drunk, or whenever he feels like it. This book really gets to the reader and it can connect to many people in the world. These incidents have happened to many people in the world. I reccomend this book to many people who like reading about very dramatic books. Dramatic books are my favorite and this book got me ver interested and it left me thinking at the end of the book. I had friends who told me this book was great and reccomending it to me. This novel is a very interesting book that kept me wanting to read more."
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