When you Trap a Tiger

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Call Number: R Newbery Medal 2021, Y Fiction / Keller, Tae, Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown Kids Reference 0-week checkout	R Newbery Medal 2021	0-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	Due 05-07-2024
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Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	Due 05-11-2024
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	Due 05-22-2024
Westgate Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	Due 05-04-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	Due 04-30-2024
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	Due 05-19-2024
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	Due 04-22-2024
Traverwood Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Keller, Tae	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024

When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.

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Great book submitted by squirrellynut on April 18, 2021, 11:35am I, personally preferred Keller's The Science of Breakable Things to When You Trap a Tiger, but I can't deny the gorgeousness of this book. To me, this story seemed to come from the depths of the author's soul, and while the plot sometimes grew tiring, the characters never did. I teared up at parts, and am going to reread this book at some point.

Has a slow start, but worth keeping on reading submitted by valeriemates on June 23, 2021, 8:54pm I almost stopped reading this book in the early chapters, because the characters seem so isolated from each other and aren't nice to each other. But I was curious to see where it was going, so I kept reading. And I am very glad that I did, because it revs up into a book that I really enjoyed.

The book has lots of strong female characters -- mothers, sisters, grandmothers -- intertwined with tigers and lots of stories. The dividing line between reality and fantasy is in an unusual place. The main character is a middle schooler who identifies as a "QAG" -- "quiet Asian girl" -- with a superpower of invisibility. But through the course of the book, as her family deals with some really difficult issues, she discovers that there is so much more to her than that!

Anyway, I highly recommend this book!

Good middle grade read submitted by rachelmcglash on June 13, 2022, 8:13am You know it's a good book when the end makes you cry.

YES DEFINITELY READ THIS submitted by nicojorg on July 6, 2022, 11:16am It’s so inspiring but then sad and it just throws you though this insanely amazing emotional rollocoaster .

Excellent Read submitted by Jooyeon on August 26, 2022, 12:59pm I loved this book, partly because of the amazing emotional ride the author takes us on, and partly because the author chose each character so that their stories blend together beautifully. I’m amazed at how Tae Keller managed to weave together an asian girl, ancient stories, and a tiger into an inspirational book about the magic of believing. Totally worth reading.

Red Riding Hood reinvented submitted by cdeucher on July 15, 2023, 8:13am When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, Lily sees a magical tiger straight out of her Halmoni's Korean folktales on the drive there. This book directly speaks to the power of stories and Lily's quest to save her grandmother.