Books with title The Tiger Rising

Cedrick Custod maybe the last hope for their world, but his father won’t let him know. Can he overcome his father or will watch as his world fall into darkness?At the beginning the creator called two families. The first was to be the land's kings, the Potentates. The second to protect the world, the Custods. This system worked well for hundreds of years. Until one decided to challenge it. The dark sorcerer named Heklis thinks he knows of a better way then his creator. He has destroyed the entire Potentate line and believes he's destroyed the Custods as well. But he's wrong. Margorim Custod and his three children, Roxorim, Arylana, and Cedrick still survive. Cedrick is their best hope of defeating Heklis. He is talented with magic far beyond the skills of any in the age, but he is unware of it. Though he and his siblings are ready for the fight, their father insists Cedrick is unprepared. Can Cedrick figure out why his father is holding him back, or will he be forced to stand by as his father lets the darkness engulf his world?

Esteemed author Eve Bunting brings all her insight, empathy, and storytelling skill to this powerful allegorical tale, set in the streets of an unnamed city and illustrated with striking woodcuts. Danny, new to town, is proud when a glittery-eyed tiger invites him for a ride. He climbs up onto the tiger’s massive back, and together they cruise the neighborhood. Everyone gives them respect—shopkeepers and passersby, even other kids. Danny feels powerful and much older than ten. Soon, though, he realizes it isn’t respect people feel for him and the tiger—it’s fear. And when he decides to get down off the tiger’s back, he discovers it’s a lot harder than climbing on.Whether the tiger is interpreted to represent gangs, drugs, or something else altogether, this poetically told, dramatically illustrated book is sure to provoke discussions about temp-tation, peer pressure, and conformity.

Will Hunter’s had a rough few months. He just survived the battle of his life. He learned the devil was his father. And his newly demonic best friend Rudy is trapped under glass until Will can find a way to bring him back from the dark side. All Will wants is to lay low for a while with Natalie, the girl he loves, and focus on saving his friend.But Will never seems to get what he wants.In Seattle, Will encounters a dangerous new breed of female demon, faster and more deadly than anything he’s ever faced, and a mysterious, striking girl who arrives just in time to save his life. Natalie doesn’t trust her, but Will is drawn to her in a way he doesn’t fully understand. Is she a powerful new ally? Or will her secrets destroy him and everything he cares about?As the devil’s minions work to reassemble their leader’s body piece by piece, Will must once again become the New Kid to prevent the Dark Lord from rising—this time for good.

The Rising Son is an exquisitely illustrated children’s story about valuable life lessons learned by a lion cub. It is these lessons that help him grow into a beautiful, caring adult lion with a full mane. The story encompasses the journey of the lion cub who is trying to understand how he can have a full mane like his father and the gracefulness of his mother. His parents provide him with love and coaching on what it is to truly be an adult lion. They teach him that it is not how he looks on the outside, but how he is in on the inside. He learns the most important lesson of life, which is to support and care for his fellow animals. As the story progresses, the lion cub grows into a beautiful adult lion with a full mane. Through his caring ways, he helps his animal friends through their trials and tribulations. He realizes that his transformation into an adult lion was due to the guidance of his parents and his personal growth. The Rising Son is a book that both parents and children will enjoy reading together.

An extraordinary new novel of friendship by Kate DiCamillo, author of the celebrated debut novel BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE.Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever.

Seventeen-year-old Serena is the youngest member of a dying race. The increasing acidity of the ocean is destroying her home, slowly eating away at the once thriving underwater landscape. But since the night of Serena’s birth, it is an outside force that most threatens their dwindling population. Werewolves, who once served as protectors for mermaids in the Kingdom of the Undine, now seek to eliminate all who dwell in the ocean—and Serena is about to find herself right in the middle of the deadly conflict. Given the title of Werewolf Liaison, Serena is determined to make things right for her people. When she ventures to The Dry, she meets Liam, the werewolf with hazel eyes, and her whole world gets turned upside down. As Serena discovers the real history between werewolves and mermaids, she is left wondering who her true enemies are.

Following a bloody battle against foes on every side, Paige Mahoney has risen to the dangerous position of Underqueen, ruling over London's criminal population. But, having turned her back on Jaxon Hall and with vengeful enemies still at large, the task of stabilizing the fractured underworld has never seemed so challenging. Little does Paige know that her reign may be cut short by the introduction of Senshield, a deadly technology that spells doom for the clairvoyant community and the world as they know it . . .

The National Book Award finalist from the best-selling author of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE - now in paperback Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger - a real-life, very large tiger - pacing back and forth in a cage. What's more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things - like memories, and heartaches, and tigers - can't be locked up forever.