Book Info:
The Tigers in the Tower by Julia Golding
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Publishing Date: November 18, 2020
Synopsis:
“A Little Princess – with tigers! Orphan and outcast Sahira Clive is a brave and plucky heroine with a brightly burning heart. I was rooting for her all the way to the end of this thrilling – and thought-provoking – adventure.”Ally Sherrick, award-winning author of Black Powder
Sahira’s family are travelling to England to deliver two majestic Indian tigers to the menagerie in the tower of London.
But tragedy strikes and sickness steals Sahira’s parents from her on the journey. Left alone in London, Sarhira finds herself confined to a miserable and dangerous orphanage. Despite her heartache and the threats she faces, Sahira is determined to carry out her father’s last request – to protect God’s beautiful creatures: her tigers. To do so, Sahira must set out on an adventure and use all her powers of persuasion to engage the help of some new friends along the way.
Can the quest to find her tigers a safe home, lead Sahira to find her own place of hope and belonging in this strange and foreign land?
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I absolutely loved A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett when I was younger, and this book gave me the best vibes when I started reading it. Sahira walks between two cultures, her Indian/Muslim culture with her mother and her London-born/Christian culture with her father. The thing that connects the two is her love for her tigers/for animals in general. When her parents die from an illness and she is forced to go to an orphanage in London, she doesn’t know how she will cope. Between being forced to hide where she’s really from, change her name, disobey one of the religions she has followed since she was born, and leave her tigers behind; Sahira is miserable. I can’t wait to see how she manages to overcome these obstacles later in the book, as I have been completely addicted to this story so far.
The tigers are definitely one of the best parts of this whole book, Sahira has such a connection with animals. I want to see her truly be able to express her gift, but I don’t see that happening too soon in the story. The other orphans at the orphanage have such unique personalities, I want to see how Sahira will befriend them.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a new MG fiction novel.
About the Author:
Julia Goldingis a multi-award winning writer for adults and young adults. She also writes under the pen names of Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards. Born in 1969, she grew up near Epping Forest. She studied English at Cambridge University, then joined the Foreign Office and worked in Poland, before returning to Oxford University to study for a doctorate in literature of the romantic period. She worked for Oxfam, lobbying on conflict issues, before becoming a full-time writer. Over three-quarter of a million of her books have been sold worldwide in many languages.
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