num_pages: 222
description: Davey has never felt so alone in her life. Her father is dead—shot in a holdup—and now her mother is moving the family to New Mexico to try to recover.Climbing in the Los Alamos canyon, Davey meets the mysterious Wolf, who can read Davey’s “sad eyes.” Wolf is the only person who seems to understand the rage and fear Davey feels.Slowly, with Wolf’s help, Davey realizes that she must get on with her life. But when will she be ready to leave the past behind and move toward the future? Will she ever stop hurting?
language: English
title: Tiger Eyes
titlecomplete: Tiger Eyes
characters: Walter Kronick, Elizabeth "Bitsy" Kronick, Willie Ortiz, Gwen Wexler, Martin "Wolf" Ortiz, Jason Wexler, Davey Wexler, Jane Albertson, Lenaya, Hugh
genres: Young Adult, Childrens, Banned Books, Classics, Coming Of Age, Teen, Fiction, Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 17560
places: Atlantic City, New Jersey, Los Alamos, New Mexico, New Mexico
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Buckeye Children's Book Award
category: 4-8, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 473414400000
name: Iowa Teen Award, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Jr. High, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Fiction (Paperback)
publisher: Dell Laurel-Leaf