Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Tiger Rising


Title: The Tiger Rising

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Illustrator: None

Genre: Fiction Chapter Book

Subgenre: Realistic

Theme: It is not good to keep your feeling locked up & Friendship

Characters: Rob, Sistine, Mr. Beauchamp, Rob’s Dad, and Willie May

Awards: National Book Award Finalist

Date of Publication: 2001

Publication Company: Candlewick Press

Summary: Rob meets the new girl Sistine and they find a tiger in the woods and plan to set it free.  Both Rob and Sistine have hidden feelings locked up inside them and become good friends.

Use in Classroom: This book can be used for middle school student for literature circles.

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