TAE KELLER was born and raised in Honolulu, where she grew up on purple rice, Spam musubi, and her halmoni's tiger stories. She is the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Trap a Tiger and The Science of Breakable Things. She lives in Seattle. Visit her at TaeKeller.com, follow her monthly love letters at bit.ly/lovetae, and find her on Twitter and Instagram.
Winner of the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Award for Fiction and
Poetry
"Roars to life with just a touch of magic." -Kirkus
Reviews, starred review
"A heartfelt reminder of the wonder and beauty in our
everyday lives." -Booklist, starred review
"Deeply moving... vulnerable and mythic storytelling in the
vein of Erin Entrada Kelly and Kacen Callender." -School Library
Journal, starred review
"Keller's (The Science of Breakable Things)
#OwnVoices journey through Korean mythology begins with a
fantastical quest and slowly transforms into a tale about
letting go and the immortality that story can allow."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review
"It's a complex, satisfying story, one that foregrounds
family and healing alongside a love for Korean folklore."
-The Bulletin, starred review
"This beautiful book reminds us that, even in a world filled
with stolen stars, crafty tigers, and family secrets that spring
from folklore, the most powerful magic of storytelling is
the story we decide to tell about ourselves." -Kat Yeh,
author of The Truth About Twinkie Pie
"An intoxicating mix of folktale, fantasy, friendship and
love (and tigers!). Through a series of challenges--and also a
lot of laughter--Lily (a.k.a. Lily Bean, Eggi, Little Egg) finds
out what she is made of. She is a character who'll stay with
me--and whom I already miss!" -Marie Myung-Ok Lee, author of
Finding My Voice and Somebody's Daughter
"An ambitious and bewitching brew of Korean folklore,
magical realism, and classic coming-of-age story, When You Trap
a Tiger is a tender tale as unique as it is universal. Keller's
writing shimmers with magic, heart, and hope." -Ali Standish,
author of Before I Was Ethan
Praise for Tae Keller's The Science of Breakable
Things:
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Kirkus
Reviews, and the Chicago Public Library!
"A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a
broad audience." -Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"A winning story full of heart and action."
-Booklist, starred review
"Holy moly!!! This book made me feel." -Colby Sharp, editor
of The Creativity Project
"Natalie is an engaging narrator whose struggles at home and
with her peers ring true." -Deborah Hopkinson, award-winning
author
"Inspiring, emotional, and heartwarming." -Melissa
Savage, author of Lemons
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