by Kate DiCamillo · Candlewick · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780763680879
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«The Tiger Rising» is Kate DiCamillo's middle grade novel, published by Candlewick in paperback (144 pages, in English).
In the Florida woods, twelve-year-old Rob Horton discovers a caged tiger; the same day he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who expresses her feelings without reserve. Forged by that friendship, they decide whether to free the animal while learning to trust and face their own sorrows.
Finalist for the National Book Award, with cover illustration by Stephen Walton; 2015 reissue.
Recommended for readers aged 9 to 11 (grades 5 and 6) and for those seeking stories about feelings and overcoming.
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo is an American author of children's fiction. She has published over 25 novels, including Because of Winn-Dixie (2000), The Tiger Rising (2001), The Tale of Despereaux (2003), The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (2006), The Magician's Elephant (2009), the Mercy Watson series (2005–2022), and Flora & Ulysses (2013). Her books have sold around 37 million copies. Four have been developed into films and two have been adapted into musical settings. The Tale of Despereaux and Flora & Ulysses won the Newbery Medal, making DiCamillo one of seven authors to have won two Newbery Medals.
