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When You Trap a Tiger (Newbery Medal Winner)

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When Lily moves with her family to Washington to be with her ailing grandmother, or Halmoni, the last thing she expects to encounter is a magical tiger she's heard about in Halmoni's Korean folktales. When You Trap a Tiger is a powerful story about one of our greatest powers — storytelling — and the effects those stories have on who we become.

WINNER OF THE NEWBERY MEDAL • WINNER OF THE ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST MIDDLE GRADE BOOK OF THE CENTURY

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 gran...

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