The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo (116 pgs)

  • 1-30

    Rob lives in Florida with only his dad because his mom died. He gets picked on by other kids at school because he has a rash on his legs. A new girl moves into town named Sistine. Rob and her become good friends. One day Rob was walking through the woods when he found a tiger.
  • 31-52

    Rob is very curious about the Tiger. The next day at school, the principal tells Rob that he is to stay at home until his legs heal up becaus esome of the other parents think the rash can spread. So Rob stays at home and one day decides to show Sistine the tiger.
  • 53-67

    Rob takes Sistine into the woods and shows her the Tiger. Sistine tells him that they need to release the tiger into the woods. Rob doesn't think its a good idea just yet. Later on Rob finds out that th owner of the motel that he lives at owns the Tiger. The owner of the Tiger, Beauchamp, hires Rob to feed the tiger.
  • 68- 88

    Rob feeds the tiger with raw meat two times each day. Rob starts to talk to WIille May, a cleaner at the motel, about the tiger. Wille May tells Rob about a story of her bird and how it hated to be locked up in a cage. This makes Rob realize that he needs to listen to Sistine and let the tiger go.
  • 89-116

    Rob and Sistine go into the woods and are about to let the Tiger go when Wille May sees them. Wille May runs back to the motel to tell Rob's father about what is happening. While she is doing that, Rob and Sistine unlock the cage and let the tiger out. The tiger walks around for a little bit and then sprints off. Rob's father comes out of the motel and shoots the tiger. Rob starts to cry and his father does as well. Rob's dad talks to Rob and Rob starts to tell his dad that he wish he had died
  • 89-116

    instead of his mother. Rob's dad talks with Rob some more about how they need to come together and get through this. Rob agrees that this is a good idea.