When You Trap a Tiger
by Tae Keller
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Fairy Tales / Folklore
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
- Cultural Experience
- Asian American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 54,462
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 590L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 506132, 8 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Grandmothers--Fiction
- Korean Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Asian
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Storytelling--Fiction
- Grandmothers
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
- Tigers
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Korean Americans
- Sick
- Storytelling
- Sick--Fiction
- Sisters
- Tigers--Fiction
- Sisters--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Tae Keller about When You Trap a Tiger
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Tae Keller
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 10
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Fairy Tales / Folklore Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Questions from Rise to Reading
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Discussion Questions from Down the Hobbit Hole
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Teaching Ideas from Classroom Bookshelf
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After Reading Activity from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Teaching Ideas from Tae Keller
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Mythology Guide from Tae Keller
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Book Readings 2

Video Book Reading of "Chapter 1" narrated by Tae Keller
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Greta Jung
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Book Trailers 1

Author Book Talk from Random House Kids
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Vocabulary Resources 1

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Awards & Distinctions 14

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2021

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, 1971-2024
Finalist, 2021

Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2025
Commended, 2021

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 2021

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2020

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Elementary Selection, 2020

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2024
Selection, 2020
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