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Summary Of Tony Abbott's Firegirl

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The book Firegirl by Tony Abbott is about a boy named Tom who is a seventh-grade student at St. Catherine’s Catholic School. Tom is intrigued by a new student in his class named Jessica Feeney who was burned badly in a fire and is disfigured. Tom is also obsessed with a 1960s sports car called the Cobra. Tom’s best friend Jeff’s Uncle has a Cobra. Jeff was constantly telling Tom about the Cobra and how one day he would get a ride in it. Tom waited a long time to ride in Jeff’s Uncle’s Cobra; he began to think that Jeff was lying about his Uncle’s car. Jeff and the other kids at school were making up theories on how Jessica got burned. Tom was disgusted with the way his classmates were treating Jessica. They were calling her “Firegirl” and
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