Kate DiCamillo is the author of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; The Tale of Despereaux, winner of the Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, a Newbery Honor winner; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist; and four books starring Mercy Watson, including a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. She lives in Minneapolis. Visit her webpage below.
I love this author's books. The characters have depth and character and each has an important message for all.
Picture Books Easy Reader
And coming this fall The Magician’s Elephant
Tiger Rising.
“I know you. You ain’t got to introduce yourself to me. You angry. You got all the anger in the world inside you. I know anger when I meet it. Been angry most of my life.” The Tiger Rising is a powerful story of loss, hurt and, anger; imprisoning the lives of young Rob Horton and Sistine Bailey. Set primarily at the Kentucky Star Motel in a rural Florida community where Rob Horton and his father have recently moved after the death of Rob’s mother. The deep quiet despair that exists in Rob Horton does not subside even at school, where the school bullies target him both on the bus and at school. Rob has packed his feelings tight into his metaphorical suitcase that he does not dare open an inch. Until…Sistine Bailey arrives at school, an explosive time bomb that is easily ignited. This unlikely pair embark on a journey to free a caged tiger they have found in the woods behind the Kentucky Star Motel. This story would not be complete with out Willie Mae, the tall African American housekeeper at the Motel who calls life as she sees it, and who always has a lit cigarette and Eight Ball Licorice Gum. A National Book Award Finalist, Junior Library Guild Selection and Book Sense 76 Selection, The Tiger Rising is recommended by the publisher for ages 10 and up. The emotional content is complex and heavy, however, the issues and feelings in this book are quiet relevant to all children. It is a book about healing and could be easily used for more in depth processing by a guidance department or anyone who has experienced a loss. Highly recommended by the reviewer for students in grades 6 and up.
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