The Tiger Rising

This is the first book I have read by Kate DiCamillo. Took to reading this one for my Nephew as it's an ongoing novel read at his school. Though the book is well written with each character played out well, I just feel that the book fell a bit heavy on emotion in the end for a children's book. I just feel that from a child point of veiw it's a bit hard to digest all that lose and grief.

On a lighter note the book also talks of a very loving bond between a father and son after the death of the boys (Rob's) mother, of a budding friendship and trust between to twelve year old children and the love to set an animal who is caged up.


The Tiger Rising is the story of twelve-year-old Rob Horton who 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 heartaches, and tigers—can't be locked up forever.

All in all a good story.