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'''''The Tiger Rising''''' is a 2001 children's book written by [[Newbery Medal]] winning author [[Kate DiCamillo]].<ref>Association for Library Service to Children, "Newbery Medal Winners, 1922 to-Present,"http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberywinners/medalwinners.cfm. (accessed March 13, 2011)</ref> It is about a 12-year-old named Rob Horton who finds a caged tiger in the center of the woods near his home.<ref>DiCamillo,Kate."The Tiger Rising,"Somerville,MA:Candlewick Press, 2001.</ref> The book was a [[National Book Award]] Finalist.<ref>National Book Foundation,"National Book Awards-2001",http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2001.html. (accessed March 13, 2011)</ref>
'''''The Tiger Rising''''' is a 2001 children's book written by [[Newbery Medal]] winning author [[Kate DiCamillo]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Newbery Medal Winners, 1922 - Present|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberywinners/medalwinners|publisher=Association for Library Service to Children|accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref>It is about a 12-year-old named Rob Horton who finds a caged tiger in the center of the woods near his home. The book was a [[National Book Award]] Finalist.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Book Awards - 2001|url=http://www.nationalbook.org/nba2001.html|website=2001 National Book Awards Winners and Finalists, The National Book Foundation|publisher=National Book Foundation|accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Rob Horton is 12 years old and lives with his very much alive father in a Florida motel called the Kentucky Star. The father and son have recently moved to Lister, Florida, after the death of Rob’s mother, Caroline. He meets a girl named Sistine Bailey, whose parents broke up after her father had an affair.
Rob Horton is 12 years old and lives with his father in a Florida motel called the Kentucky Star. The father and son have recently moved to Lister, Florida, after the death of Rob’s mother, Caroline. Rob is quiet and often is bullied at school. Things begin to change when Rob discovers a tiger in the forest while wandering the woods. He then meets a girl named Sistine Bailey who has recently moved nearby. Rob shows Sistine the tiger and begins to open up emotionally. Though Sistine insists on letting it go, Rob is wary of what will happen to it if he does. Rob finally relents and releases the tiger, letting it run into the woods. However, just moments later, Rob's father shoots the tiger dead. At the tiger's funeral, Sistine recites a part of [[William Blake]]'s [[The Tyger]]. Rob and his father confront their unresolved feelings about Rob's mother and Rob begins looking forward to going to school with Sistine.


==Characters==
==Characters==
'''Rob Horton''' - Rob carries an unknown leg disease and does not seem to heal despite the medicine doctors recommend for him. He discovers the tiger first and then tells Sistine about it. Rob mostly locks up his emotions and feelings in his imaginary suitcase. Willie May tells him that the rash on his legs are caused by the sadness that he locks up....Rob is not very open to other people.
'''Rob Horton''' - Rob carries an unknown leg disease and does not seem to heal despite the medicine doctors recommend for him. He discovers the tiger first and then tells Sistine about it. Rob is not very open to others and is often picked on as he doesn't resist. He expresses his feelings by whittling.


'''Sistine Bailey''' - Sistine's parents are divorced. Her mother forces her to wear dresses and believes that Sistine's father was a big liar. She believes that she will live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her father soon, even though the fact is quite false although Sistine believed it to be true.Her father was having an affair with his secretary.
'''Sistine Bailey''' - Sistine (or Sissy) and her mother move to Lister and are Rob's neighbors. Sistine's parents are divorced after his father had an affair with his secretary. As compared to Rob, she is very open emotionally and gets into fights at school.


'''Willie May''' - A very tall woman, who smokes, Willie May works at the Kentucky Star as its housekeeper. She is uneducated, but is very wise in the book as she gives out advice to Rob and Sistine. Sistine even says she is a [[prophetess]], although Willie May disagrees.
'''Willie May''' - Housekeeper of the Kentucky Star. Though uneducated, she gives sage advice to Rob and Sistine, leading Sistine to claim she is a [[prophetess]].


'''Robert Horton''' - Rob's dad; he works at Kentucky Star and is underpaid by Beauchamp.
'''Robert Horton''' - Rob's dad. He works at Kentucky Star and is underpaid by Beauchamp.


'''Caroline Horton''' - Rob's mom; she died of cancer before Rob and his dad moved to Lister, Florida.
'''Caroline Horton''' - Rob's mom. She died of cancer before Rob and his dad moved to Lister, Florida.


'''Beauchamp''' - He is owner of the Kentucky Star motel, the woods behind the motel, and the tiger. He is an old man, but not that old.
'''Beauchamp''' - Owner of the Kentucky Star motel, the woods behind the motel, and the tiger.


'''The Tiger''' - The tiger is described as a beautiful and poor animal trapped cruelly in a cage where he cannot escape. He paces around in the cage and is fed by Beauchamp and Rob.
'''The Tiger''' - The tiger is described as a beautiful and poor animal trapped cruelly in a cage where he cannot escape. He paces around in the cage and is fed by Beauchamp and Rob.


'''Norton and Billy Threemonger''' - Two brothers who bully Rob in school and on the bus. Rob believes that it is best to not fight back.
'''Norton and Billy Threemonger''' - Two brothers who bully Rob in school and on the bus.


'''Mrs. Bailey''' - The wife of Mr. Bailey, also Sistine's mom. She babies Sistine and helps her alone. Mr. Bailey had an affair with Bridgette, a secretary who can't type.
'''Mrs. Bailey''' - The wife of Mr. Bailey, also Sistine's mom. She babies Sistine and forces her to wear dresses.


'''Mr. Phelmer''' - Principal of Rob's school who views Rob as a nuisance, neglects him, and feels uncomfortable talking to him. He later tells Rob that he cannot come to school in case a disease in his legs is contagious.<ref>DiCamillo,Kate. ''The Tiger Rising'', .
'''Mr. Phelmer''' - Principal of Rob's school who views Rob as a nuisance, neglects him, and feels uncomfortable talking to him. He later tells Rob that he cannot come to school in case a disease in his legs is contagious. <ref>{{cite book|last1=DiCamillo|first1=Kate|title=The Tiger Rising|date=2001|publisher=Candlewick Press|isbn=0-76360-911-0|accessdate=24 August 2016}}</ref>
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Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2001.</ref>

Beauchamp got the tiger at a car dealership in Rocky River, Ohio on his way to go pick some peaches in California.


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Revision as of 22:15, 24 August 2016

The Tiger Rising
AuthorKate DiCamillo
LanguageEnglish
SubjectTiger, animals, wood carving
GenreFiction
PublishedCandlewick Press
Publication placeUnited States
Media typeBook, Kindle
Pages128
AwardsNational Book Award Finalist
ISBN0763618985
OCLC43115159

The Tiger Rising is a 2001 children's book written by Newbery Medal winning author Kate DiCamillo.[1]It is about a 12-year-old named Rob Horton who finds a caged tiger in the center of the woods near his home. The book was a National Book Award Finalist.[2]

Plot

Rob Horton is 12 years old and lives with his father in a Florida motel called the Kentucky Star. The father and son have recently moved to Lister, Florida, after the death of Rob’s mother, Caroline. Rob is quiet and often is bullied at school. Things begin to change when Rob discovers a tiger in the forest while wandering the woods. He then meets a girl named Sistine Bailey who has recently moved nearby. Rob shows Sistine the tiger and begins to open up emotionally. Though Sistine insists on letting it go, Rob is wary of what will happen to it if he does. Rob finally relents and releases the tiger, letting it run into the woods. However, just moments later, Rob's father shoots the tiger dead. At the tiger's funeral, Sistine recites a part of William Blake's The Tyger. Rob and his father confront their unresolved feelings about Rob's mother and Rob begins looking forward to going to school with Sistine.

Characters

Rob Horton - Rob carries an unknown leg disease and does not seem to heal despite the medicine doctors recommend for him. He discovers the tiger first and then tells Sistine about it. Rob is not very open to others and is often picked on as he doesn't resist. He expresses his feelings by whittling.

Sistine Bailey - Sistine (or Sissy) and her mother move to Lister and are Rob's neighbors. Sistine's parents are divorced after his father had an affair with his secretary. As compared to Rob, she is very open emotionally and gets into fights at school.

Willie May - Housekeeper of the Kentucky Star. Though uneducated, she gives sage advice to Rob and Sistine, leading Sistine to claim she is a prophetess.

Robert Horton - Rob's dad. He works at Kentucky Star and is underpaid by Beauchamp.

Caroline Horton - Rob's mom. She died of cancer before Rob and his dad moved to Lister, Florida.

Beauchamp - Owner of the Kentucky Star motel, the woods behind the motel, and the tiger.

The Tiger - The tiger is described as a beautiful and poor animal trapped cruelly in a cage where he cannot escape. He paces around in the cage and is fed by Beauchamp and Rob.

Norton and Billy Threemonger - Two brothers who bully Rob in school and on the bus.

Mrs. Bailey - The wife of Mr. Bailey, also Sistine's mom. She babies Sistine and forces her to wear dresses.

Mr. Phelmer - Principal of Rob's school who views Rob as a nuisance, neglects him, and feels uncomfortable talking to him. He later tells Rob that he cannot come to school in case a disease in his legs is contagious. [3]

Preceded by Books by Kate DiCamillo
2001 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Newbery Medal Winners, 1922 - Present". Association for Library Service to Children. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  2. ^ "National Book Awards - 2001". 2001 National Book Awards Winners and Finalists, The National Book Foundation. National Book Foundation. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ DiCamillo, Kate (2001). The Tiger Rising. Candlewick Press. ISBN 0-76360-911-0. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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