Book description
WINNER of the 2025 Governor General's Literary Award — Young People's Literature!
A new, 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…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Tig as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Devastating, heartbreaking, and heart-mending, Tig is a powerful story of survival, trust, and acceptance. There are also moments of levity with a dog, cheese-racing, and new friends. Hope and love prevail.
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