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Chapter Book · Ages 10–12 · 2001 · Est. 2 hour read
The Tiger Rising
A caged tiger and a new friendship challenge Rob to confront hidden truths.
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144 pages· 19,341 words· Est. 2 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
In the misty Florida woods, twelve-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger and meets the expressive Sistine Bailey. As their friendship grows, they confront the reality that some things, like heartache and memories, can't be contained. Will they find the courage to set themselves free?
From the publisher
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.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- Words
- 19,341
- Reading age
- 10–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 590L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~3.8
- F&P level
- ~O
Publication
- Published
- December 8, 2001
- First published
- January 1, 2001
- Publisher
- Candlewick
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780763680879
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