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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
WINER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELERWINER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Would you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother. Some stories refuse to stay bottled up. When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one of the tigers approaches Lily with a deal--return what her grandmother stole in exchange for Halmoni's health--Lily is tempted to agree. But deals with tigers are never what they seem With the help of her sister and her new friend Ricky, Lily must find her voice.and the courage to face a tiger. Tae Keller, the award-winning author of The Science of Breakable Things, shares a sparkling tale about the power of stories and the magic of family. Think Walk Two Moons meets Where the Mountain Meets the Moon If stories were written in the stars . this wondrous tale would be one of the brightest. --Booklist, Starred Review
TAE KELLER was born and raised in Honolulu, where she grew up on purple rice, Spam musubi, and her halmoni's tiger stories. After high school, she moved in search of snow, and now lives in New York City. She is also the author of The Science of Breakable Things. Visit her at TaeKeller.com, follow her monthly love letters at bit.ly/lovetae, and find her on Twitter and Instagram.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781524715700 |
| ISBN 10 | 1524715700 |
| Title | When You Trap a Tiger |
| Author | Tae Keller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2020-01-28 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APLA)-Literature Award 2021, Winner of Newbery Medal Winner 2021, Nominated for Georgia Children's Book Master List 2021, Nominated for Vermont Golden Dome Book Award 2021, Nominated for Washington Evergreen Young Adult Book Award 2022 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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