When You Trap a Tiger: (Newbery Medal Winner)

WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL - WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE - #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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

Author: Tae Keller
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 01/28/2020
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781524715700
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 506132 / When You Trap a Tiger


Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Winner
Award: Newbery Medal - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2019 pg. 85
Booklist 11/01/2019 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 11/04/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2019 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 70
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2020 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
TAE KELLER was born and raised in Honolulu, where she grew up on purple rice, Spam musubi, and her halmoni's tiger stories. She is the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Trap a Tiger and The Science of Breakable Things. She lives in Seattle. Visit her at TaeKeller.com, follow her monthly love letters at bit.ly/lovetae, and find her on Twitter and Instagram.