When You Trap a Tiger

Author : Tae Keller

Genre : Children’s Books

Each year the Newberry award is given to one book and several honor book for the most distinguished contribution to juvenile literature.This 2021 winner brings Korean folklore to life as Lily, whose superpower is turning invisible, goes on a quest to unlock the power of stories and save her grandmother. When Lily and her family move in with her sick halmoni grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni’s Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. And when one of the tigers approaches Lily with a deal–return what her grandmother stole in exchange for Halmoni’s health–Lily is tempted to agree.