<b>A National Book Award</b> <b>finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo.</b> <p/>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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Kate DiCamillo<br><b>Publisher:</b> Candlewick Press (MA)<br><b>Published:</b> 12/08/2015<br><b>Pages:</b> 144<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.25lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.50h x 5.10w x 0.50d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780763680879<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 4<br><b>Point Value:</b> 3<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>45130 / Tiger Rising<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><p>Kate DiCamillo says of THE TIGER RISING, Rob Horton first showed up in a short story I was writing. I finished the story, but apparently Rob wasn't finished with me. He hung around for weeks afterward, haunting the other stories I was working on. Finally, I said to him, 'What in the world do you want?' And he said, 'I know where there's a tiger.' Like Sistine, I said one word back