The Tiger Rising
(A Middle-Grade Novel about Grief, Courage, Friendship, and Finding Your Voice - For Kids Ages 10-12 in Grades 5-6)
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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.
Kate DiCamillo
Two-time Newbery Medalist and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Emerita Kate DiCamillo is the author of Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, and more than forty other books. She lives in Minneapolis.
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