The Tiger Rising

Kate DiCamillo

Apr 2006 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Dylan Baker

About this audiobook

From the best-selling author of Because of Winn-Dixie comes the moving story of an eleven-year-old-boy, Rob Horton, who finds a caged tiger in the woods behind the hotel where he lives with his father. With the help of his new friend, Sistine Bailey, Rob must decide what to do with his discovery and at the same time come to terms with his past.

Ratings and reviews

This book has inspired me, not only me, but my whole family. Now we know that if we ever find something, we are sure to nurture it, something, or whatever it is. Kate Dicamillo has a wonderful heart, and she puts her dedicated heart and feelings into her books, especially this book. I highly suggest this book for kids that believe in theirselves and truly try to become ehat they would love to be.

We've been reading about it in class and jt started it and i all ready loooooove😍😍😍😍 it👏👏❤️❤️❤️

Great book read at school on cp 18

About the author

Kate DiCamillo is the author of the first four stories starring Mercy Watson. She is also the author of The Tale of Despereaux, which won the Newbery Medal; Because of Winn-Dixie, which received a Newbery Honor; The Tiger Rising, a National Book Award Finalist; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, winner of a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award; and the picture book Great Joy. She lives in Minneapolis.