Pärast ema surma kolib 12-aastane Rob ja tema isa Floridasse Listerisse, kus Robi isa töötab nende elukoha motellis hooldusmehena. Üksildane, kurb ja kahe kiusaja sihtmärk pakib Rob oma tunded metafoorsesse kohvrisse ja lukustab need. Robi elu hakkab muutuma, kui ta leiab motelli tagant metsast puuris suure tiigri ja kohtub uue tüdruku Sistine Baileyga. Kui Robi emotsionaalne kest hakkab lõhenema, õpib ta sõpruse ja tunnetega toimetuleku väärtust koos väljakutsega teha raske otsus.
Õpilased saavad illustreerida teemade näiteid Kate DiCamillo raamatus The Tiger Rising
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Libisema: 1
Grief and Loss
Rob and his father suffered a great loss when Rob's mother died. Rob pushed his feelings aside and tried to ignore them until they all came out at once. Sistine grieves her father, who has moved away and is no longer in her life.
Libisema: 2
Friendship
I have a secret. I know of a tiger in a cage.
When Rob moves to a new town, he doesn't know anyone and is lonely. He finds the most unexpected friend in Sistine, and realizes how important it is to have a friend in his life to share things with.