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Tigers, Not Daughters

Samantha Mabry

A year after Ana Torres dies in a fall from her bedroom window, her younger sisters Jessica, Iridian, and Rosa believe she has returned. A hand against the shower curtain and writing on the walls unsettle their home as each sister copes differently with grief. Their father is grieving and in debt; Jessica works to support the household, while Iridian stays inside and writes. Young Rosa watches the natural world and connects an escaped zoo hyena to Ana. Their alternating accounts revisit the night Ana died.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Themes
Family · Grief And Loss · Home · Mystery And Discovery · Siblings
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Algonquin Young Readers
Published
March 24, 2020
Pages
288
ISBN-13
9781616208967
Language
English
Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin–MadisonCCBC Choices
  • 2021Fiction for Young Adults
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