It's cold. Everyday the child sauntered to the bus. Yesterday he found the tiger. Big black eyes stared at the confused boy. He was obsessed with the tiger. The Tiger Rising, a contemporary novel by Kate DiCamillo published in the year 2001. Kate DiCamiilo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and moved at five years to a small town in Florida for medical reasons. Her father left the family when she was five. Now she lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Tiger Rising was her second book; she also wrote Because of Winn-Dixie and The Talk of Despereaux. The Tiger Rising gave Mrs. DiCamillo many awards. She was on the New York Times bestseller list. The book was a finalist in the National Book Awards. A Newbery Honor was also included. The story begins in Lister, Florida. A young boy by the name of Rob lives with his father in a...