The Tiger Rising
““You know what?” she said to Rob.
“No, ma’am,” said Rob.
“I tell you what,” said Willie May. She reached up and adjusted the butterfly clip in her thick black hair. “I’d rather be sweeping up after some pigs in a barn than cleaning up after the people in this place. Pigs at least give you some respect.”
Rob leaned on his broom and stared at Willie May. He liked looking at her. Her face was smooth and dark, like a beautiful piece of wood. And Rob liked to think that if he had been the one who carved Willie May, he would have made her just the way she was, with her long nose and high cheekbones and slanted eyes.
“What you staring at?” Willie May asked. Her eyes narrowed. “What you doing out of school?”
Rob shrugged. “I don’t know,” he said.
“What you mean, you don’t know?”
Rob shrugged again.
“Don’t be moving your shoulders up and down in front of me, acting like some skinny old bird trying to fly away. You want to end up cleaning motel rooms for a living?”
Guest 5 years ago
I really like this book,it’s so beautiful!All Kate DiCamillo books are!She makes really detailed books,and I can’t believe I’ve missed out on a lot of them!Fortunately,I’ve been catching up,Thank you so much for allowing me to read this book for free! I really appreciate it.I know a quote,”Reading should not be given as a chore to kids,it should be given as a precious gift.”-Kate DiCamillo
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