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Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
A Novel
By Koertge, Ronald
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-53106-840-3
- Publisher
- New York : Orchard Books, c1994.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 1994
Gr 7-Up The endless California drought shows no signs of diminishing, the local economy is in the dumps, and 13-year-old Jesse's beloved cowboy grandfather is sliding into senility. Pappy nearly burns the house down, but only after he stubbornly claims to have seen a tiger's tracks in the nearby desert. Jesse's mom starts talking darkly about nursing homes and the boy, desperate to protect his grandfather's dwindling dignity, begins hiding as much of the truth of the elderly man's conditi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
