| Name (First Name, Last Initial) |
| Xeno TP |
| Age |
| 7-8 |
| Book Title |
| The Tiger Rising |
| Author(s) |
| Kate Dicamillo |
| Genre |
| Realistic Fiction |
| What is the setting of the book? |
| The Kentucky star motel in (Florida even though the word “Kentucky ” is in the space before”) |
| Who is/are the main character(s)? What are they like? |
| Rob : Quiet and sad Tiger: Locked up Sistine: Wants the tiger to get free. Says what’s on her mind. Willie May : Owner of Cricket (the bird), wise, a good friend and teacher Beauchamp : Owner of Tiger and the Kentucky Star. Self focused Father : A little bit little bit like Rob; quiet and sad |
| What is the conflict of the story? |
| Rob finds a tiger in a cage. Sistine wants to set the Tiger free because it’s not right. Rob is afraid to let the tiger go. Rob thinks it is sad to see a tiger locked up but is afraid to let it go because he might get in trouble or get his Father in trouble. Willie May told Rob a story, when he asked if he should let the tiger go, about when she was young and she let a Parakeet go – in her story the Parakeet died after she let it go. Willie May warned that caged animals can’t always survive outside of their cages. |
| What was the conclusion of the book? |
| Rob and Sistene let the tiger go but, Rob’s Father shot the Tiger because it was dangerous. |
| While reading the book, what were your emotions? |
| I felt sad for Rob because he didn’t have friends and during the end part of the book because the Tiger got killed. I felt happy though when Rob and Sistine became close friends. I was also angry at Beuchamp for locking the Tiger up in a cage. I also wanted to know more at the end of the book – did Beauchamp notice the tiger was gone? Did Sistine and Rob stay friends? Did Rob get happier? Did Rob and his Father’s relationship improve? |
| Do you think the book had a moral? If so, what was it? |
| Never lock a wild animal up – especially a tiger. It’s hard to know what is right. It’s important to be honest with your friends. |
| Star Rating |
| Selected Value: 4 (0 min / 10 max) |
| Why did you give the book this rating? |
| Because I wish Robs dad would have just led the tiger back into the cage or let it go in the woods. The death of the tiger wasn’t fair. |
| What was your favorite/least favorite part? |
| Favorite : When Rob becomes friends with Sistine Least Favorite : When Robs Father shot the tiger |
| Would you recommend this book to others? Why? |
| Yes, if the reader is at least 10 years old because it’s at a good reading level for them and the story contains good but hard truth. No, for anyone under 10 because it might be too hard for them to read and because they might not be able to handle some of the sadness or hard truths. |
| How much action was in the book? |
| Selected Value: 1 (0 min / 10 max) |
| How much drama was in the book? |
| Selected Value: 10 (0 min / 10 max) |
| How much humor was in the book? |
| Selected Value: 1 (0 min / 10 max) |
| How much suspense was in the book? |
| Selected Value: 10 (0 min / 10 max) |
Book Report: The Tiger Rising