When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

When You Trap a Tiger tells the story of Lily and her family who move in with her ill and aging grandmother to take care of her. However, soon after, Lily encounters a magical tiger spirit from her Halmoni's Korean folk stories. The tiger offers Lily a deal: return something that her Halmoni stole from them during her childhood in exchange for her Halmoni's health. Lily must now decide if she can trust this tiger to save her Halmoni.

Tae Keller is also the author of The Science of Breakable Things and wrote When You Trap a Tiger as a way to explore the stories she heard growing up. When You Trap a Tiger won the Newberry Medal in 2021 and also received the APALA literature award.

What are some stories that have stuck with you from your childhood?