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The Tiger Rising

(A Middle-Grade Novel About Grief, Courage, Friendship, and Finding Your Voice - For Kids Ages 9-11 in Grades 5-6)
By Kate DiCamillo
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The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo is a moving tale about a young boy named Rob who discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home. Amidst dealing with personal pain and bullying at school, Rob befriends a new girl named Sistine, and together they grapple with the idea of setting the tiger free. As their bond grows, they learn important lessons about healing, courage, and friendship.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories that explore themes of friendship, grief, and healing, set against a backdrop where a mysterious tiger becomes a symbol of hope and transformation. With richly drawn characters and a heartwarming narrative, it offers a moving journey that touches on the power of true connection and self-discovery.

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The Tiger Rising

Includes discussion questions and an excerpt from Louisiana's way home.

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The Tiger Rising is a National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo.

Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his.

As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever.

Featuring a cover illustration by Stephen Walton.

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Kate DiCamillo's The Tiger Rising is praised for its emotional depth and exploration of themes such as isolation and trust. Reviewers note its poetic language and strong character development as Rob and Sistine form a bond over a shared longing for freedom and healing. The story's exploration of grief and its mythic quality have also been highlighted, making it a powerful follow-up to the author's previous work, Because of Winn-Dixie.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780763680879

Publisher: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 December 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Candlewick Press,U.S.

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 119g

Pages: 144

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kate DiCamillo Young Adult

About the Author

Kate DiCamillo says of THE TIGER RISING, "Rob Horton first showed up in a short story I was writing. I finished the story, but apparently Rob wasn’t finished with me. He hung around for weeks afterward, haunting the other stories I was working on. Finally, I said to him, ‘What in the world do you want?’ And he said, ‘I know where there’s a tiger.’ Like Sistine, I said one word back to him, ‘Where?’ THE TIGER RISING is how Rob Horton answered me."

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