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When You Trap a Tiger

by Tae Keller · 2020

Literary Fiction · ranked #246 in category

Winner · The Newbery Medal, 2021

Lily moves with her family to live with her dying grandmother, and discovers that the magical tiger from her grandmother's Korean folktales may be real — and that returning what it stole could heal her family. Keller's Newbery Medal-winning novel blends Korean folklore with a contemporary story about grief, identity and the stories families pass down.

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Category
Literary Fiction
First published
2020 · 2020s
Author
Tae Keller
Standing
Essential Read

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