The Tiger Rising
by Kate DiCamillo
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Book Reviews of The Tiger Rising
Book Review: Strong characters and setting
Summary: 2 Stars
Tiger Rising is about a young boy, Rob, whose mother has just died. He and his father move to a new and very small town and are living in a motel. He makes friends with a girl, Sistine, who goes to school with him. Together they explore the woods near where he lives and find a caged tiger. Sistine wants to let the tiger go free. Rob isn't sure. Soon circumstances arise that make Rob a part of keeping the tiger caged.
The book wasn't subtle. Similarities between the caged tiger and the people trapped in their own ways were really spelled out for me. Willie Mae, the maid who befriends Rob, points out the moral to most chapters. It wasn't bad so much as it just didn't feel right. A strong point to the book was the characters. Many side characters had some depth to them and throughout the story Rob and his father are more and more revealed as they deal with Rob's mother's death.
This isn't a bad book, but I still didn't like it. I don't recommend going out of your way to get it, but don't avoid it either.
Book Review: The Rising Tiger
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is about a boy named Rob that tries to pass a tragic all tragedy that happened to his family about a year ago. When he thought that thing wouldn't get worse well it did. He wanted every thing to be ok but that didn't happen to this young boy. When he went to school it got bad because he was always getting picked on by Norton and Billy. But that didn't change how he felt. But then came this girl Sistine she was no ordinary girl she was rich and beautiful and that's when Rob saw her and he assumed
"This is the girl I've been dreaming about". This book has feel affection for and companionship.
The Rising Tiger is an amazing book. The author Kate Dicamillo knows how to use cliffhangers that's how I got pulled into this book. She uses cliffhangers at the end of almost every paragraph. In this book Rob feels happy, sad and he feels in love. If I were to rate this book out of 10 I would rate this book a 9. This book is one of my favorite books because this book was well written by Kate Dicamillo.
Book Review: Rob's Story (inspired by Kate Dicamillo's Tiger Rising)
Summary: 5 Stars
My name is Rob please listen to my tale
Of how owning your feelings will help without fail.
I was sad, my mother had to die
I was so closed up I couldn't cry.
To a Florida motel my dad and I went to stay
But that did nothing to help my sadness go away.
For a long time for a friend I had to search
Then I found Sistine named after a church.
At long last I had finally found a friend
I felt my sadness was coming to an end.
We found a tiger filled with rage
He made his home trapped in a cage.
Sistine thought we should set him free
But I was not as sure as she.
To set him free I did agree
But the results were tragic don't you see?
The tiger is now quite dead
It was my father who shot the lead.
We knew we had to tell the tiger bye
So a funeral was held by Sistine and I
Through all this sadness I did learn
To let my true feelings return.
Book Review: A Review by Jocelyn
Summary: 5 Stars
The Tiger Rising is a marvelous book to read.This book is mainly about a kid living a hotel called the Kentucky Star which was named after a famous race horse that the owner of the hotel had owned a few years back. Beauchamp is the owner of the hotel, he also had a famous horse back then.There is a young boy named Rob Horton. He hates school, the only reason he hates school is because of Billy and Norton Threemoger, the class bullies. Rob also had a rash on his legs called ezcema. A few weeks later a girl comes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her name is Sistine Bailey,she was named after the Sistine Chapel in Rome, Italy. Rob discovers a tiger at the back of the hotel in a cage. Sistine was always telling Rob to let the tiger go but Rob never did. Rob and Sistine were always fighting about letting the tiger go. Finally, Rob lets the tiger go, but I won't tell you what happens next. I would recommend this book because it seems to have a point unlike other books.Book Review: A Tale of Sorrow, Freedom & Redemption...
Summary: 5 Stars
All too often Children's books are filled with unoriginal, stock plots and characters who fulfill a role rather than instill a purpose or inspire their readers. The Tiger Rising is just the opposite. Dicamillo is an exquisite writer, who is able to probe and understand the thoughts of young readers and the problems they face.
The Tiger Rising is a book for all ages. The main character, Rob Horton, is an outcast at school, his mother has died, and he lives in a hotel, in Florida, with his father. One day he stumbles upon a tiger locked in a cage in the forest behind is motel. He later befriends a girl named sistine, who is in dire need of friendship, as is Rob, and the two are faced with many life problems throughout the story.
This is a story which strikes the very human condition of freedom, loss, hope, and most importantly friendship. Dicamillo is on top of her game with a story which will ring true to everyone who reads it.