When You Trap a Tiger

When You Trap a Tiger

By Tae Keller

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A hopeful, heartwarming story of a girl discovering her family's past and present when she makes a deal with a magical tiger from her grandmother's stories, the Korean version of "Once upon a time . . ."

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. The tiger offers Lily a deal: if Lily will open her grandmother's star jars and return what she stole, the tiger will heal her grandmother. 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!

Publisher: Yearling
ISBN-13: 9781524715731
ISBN-10: 1524715735
Published on 1/3/2023
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 320

Book Reviews (11)

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THIS BOOK IS THE BEST!!!!!!

I LOVE this book. It is one of my favorite books! The ending is sad but I still recommend this book !

I actually figured this book out because of a book club. At first I was so bored reading this, but what caught my attention is in the middle of the book. This book is absolutely beautiful, but it had some Korean words so hears a tip. Halmoni means Grandma. Eggs mean baby. Unya means older sister. I cried at the last part. This is truly a blessed one of a kind book. 10 out of 10

I actually figured this book out because of a book club. At first I was so bored reading this, but what caught my attention is in the middle of the book. This book is absolutely beautiful, but it had some Korean words so hears a tip. Halmoni means Grandma. Eggs mean baby. Unya means older sister. I cried at the last part. This is truly a blessed one of a kind book. 10 out of 10

I've read this book and was one of my favorites. I recommend it to those who haven't read it before. It has such a dynamic story with a sad but heartwarming ending!!

This book means a lot to me. I read it for Reading Olympics last year, and it was very meaningful for me, especially because my grandmother was sick at the time. The way the main character deals with her grieving helped me a lot when my grandma passed.

I got this as an early Christmas gift from a family member, and I was like, "Okay, I'm not totally sure I'll like it, but I'll try it!" The next day I start reading it, and guess what happens? It was finished by the end of the day!!!! I loved it! I love that it has so much diversity, and one of the characters is very near and dear to me because she is so much like my grandmother (in more ways than one!). At the end of the day, I highly recommend this book!

This book has a LOT of twists and turns, there is love, friendship, and sorrow. This is a great read

l like this book too.but the problem is that the writer doesn't have good English.

I think that this is purposeful.

This book is such a good book!!! It has a lot of twist and turns.If you like realistic fiction then this book is your best bet!!!!!

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