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Kate DiCamillo

The Tiger Rising

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2001

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Chapters 1 - 5

1. harbored (present tense verb):

kept an idea in one’s mind

2. abiding (adjective):

lasting a long time

3. notion (noun):

an idea or belief

“Rob liked the sign; he harbored a dim but abiding notion that it would bring him good luck.” (Chapter 1, Page 1)

4. sullen (adjective):

gloomy or disagreeable; in a bad mood

“So as he waited for the bus under the Kentucky star sign, and as the first drops of rain fell from the sullen sky, Rob imagined the tiger on top of his suitcase, blinking his golden eyes, sitting proud and strong, unaffected by all the not-thoughts inside straining to come out.” (Chapter 1, Page 4)

5. lurched (past tense verb):

moved abruptly and unevenly

“They were still out in the country, only halfway into town, when the bus lurched to a stop.” (Chapter2, Page 7)

6. gravelly (adjective):

low and rough sounding

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