{"product_id":"tig-isbn-9780735267510","title":"Tig","description":"\u003cb\u003eA heartwarming middle-grade story from the critically acclaimed author Heather Smith featuring Tig, a young girl struggling to find peace within herself and in her new family. For fans of Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass and Lynda Mullaly Hunt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter months of living without electricity or parents, Tig and Peter are forced to move in with their Uncle Scott and his partner, Manny. The transition from down-and-out to picture-perfect isn't easy, especially in pristine Wensleydale with the idyllic couple and their beautiful home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTig, with Peter's support, decides to make their new life messy, starting with daily arguments and her plans to become a competitive cheese racer. She'll run circles around her new guardians, outrun a wheel of cheese, and leave the past buried in her dust. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut things don't always go as planned, and Tig must decide what to truly leave behind in order to move forward.\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award — Young People's Literature — Text\u003cbr\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e Quill \u0026amp; Quire’s \u003c\/i\u003eFavourite Young Readers Titles of 2024\u003cbr\u003eA 2025 Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA 2025 Forest of Reading Red Maple Honour Book\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2025 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Awards\u003cbr\u003eAn OLA Best Bet\u003cbr\u003eA Starred Selection of the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Best Books for Kids and Teens, Spring 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTig\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A devastatingly honest novel about foster care, neurodivergence, family, and resilience.\" \u003cb\u003e—STARRED REVIEW, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In the complex, unforgettable \u003ci\u003eTig\u003c\/i\u003e, Heather Smith explores the stunning (and sometimes self-sabotaging) resourcefulness children can muster in the face of adversity.\" \u003cb\u003e—STARRED REVIEW, \u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With a gentle touch and a dollop of humour, Smith unveils Tig's painful history and then leads her back towards love, in the form of two uncles, a dog and a wheel of cheese. This taut, powerful novel will make you angry and hopeful; it will make you cry and laugh, sometimes all on the same page. \u003ci\u003eTig\u003c\/i\u003e is truly a love story.\" \u003cb\u003e—Governor General's Literary Award Assessment Committee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A moving, accessible tale of trauma, laced with a compelling sense of optimism.\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Smith's short, beautifully written, chapterless work contains many section breaks and should appeal to reluctant readers. For middle-grade readers, especially fans of melancholy yet hopeful family tales of overcoming adversity.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Smith writes here for a younger audience but with only slightly less painful details. Her writing is succinct and often heartbreaking to read, yet beautifully phrased, filled with believable and memorable characters . . . [I]mportant and unforgettable.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCM: Canadian Review of Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Through Tig's eyes, readers experience the profound truth that family isn't always defined by blood, but by the bonds of understanding and acceptance forged through shared experiences.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eYoung Adulting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"It's a story about addiction, abandoned children, survival, imaginary friends, love, and family. The reader will be subjected to lots of new vocabulary words, as one of Tig's interests is reading the dictionary, learning new words, and using them in sentences.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eStory Monsters Ink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHEATHER SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e is originally from Newfoundland and now lives in Waterloo, Ontario, with her husband and three children. Her east coast roots inspire much of her writing. Her novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Agony of Bun O'Keefe\u003c\/i\u003e, won both the Ontario Library Association's White Pine Award and the Ruth \u0026amp; Sylvia Schwartz Award, and was also shortlisted for several others. It also received starred reviews from \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e, and was named a best book by \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e, Bank Street College of Education, \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e (honorable mention), as well as selected as an Outstanding International Book by USBBY. Her most recent novel, \u003ci\u003eBarry Squires, Full Tilt,\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted for the prestigious international Dublin Literary Award.","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233784574181,"sku":"NP9780735267510","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780735267510.jpg?v=1767742627","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/tig-isbn-9780735267510","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}