The Tiger Rising
| Author | Kate DiCamillo |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Candlewick Press |
| Publication date | 2001 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7636-0911-0 |
| Preceded by | Because of Winn-Dixie |
| Followed by | The Tale of Despereaux |
The Tiger Rising is a 2001 children's book written by Newbery Medal winning author Kate DiCamillo. It is about a 12-year old boy named Rob Horton who finds a caged tiger in the middle of the woods near his home.
Plot
12-year-old Rob Horton has recently moved with his father to from Jacksonville to a seedy motel in Lister, Florida. Ever since his mother's death, Rob has shut up his feelings in a big "suitcase" and clamped it down tight. He is determined that nothing will make him cry again--not the bullies who torment him at his new school, not the ugly rash on his legs, and especially not missing his mother, whom he is very skilled at not-thinking about. But then two extraordinary things happen: Rob discovers a real-life tiger, pacing back and forth in a cage near the motel where he lives. On that same day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a feisty, independent-minded girl who lets out her feelings as readily as he holds in his. As Rob and Sistine learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, they prove that some things--like memories, and heartache, and tigers--can't be locked up forever.
| Preceded by Because of Winn-Dixie |
Books by Kate
DiCamillo 2001 |
Succeeded by The Tale of Despereaux |
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