Colleen Houck

Study Group Questions for Tiger’s Curse 1)      How is Kelsey like her parents? 2)      The theme of the Tiger series is that true love requires sacrifice.  What examples can you list from the book that shows this?  What are some examples from your own life that proves this is true? 3)      Would you have trusted Mr. Kadam and agreed to accompany a tiger to India?  Why or why not? 4)      Do you believe tigers and other creatures should be kept in zoos and circuses?  How is it beneficial and how is it detrimental? 5)      What can the Golden Fruit of …

The Ghost of Christmas Past     I woke to the smell of hot buttery biscuits and kicked off my covers.  My room was nippy because dad liked to turn the thermostat down at night to save money.  Crunching the numbers, he said it would save us two hundred dollars per year.  Dad figured that we had plenty of warm blankets to snuggle in anyway, which was true, but it sure gave me a shock every morning when I first touched my bare feet to the wooden floors.  Quickly, I slipped my feet into some thick furry socks and wrapped …

Meet the Characters Kelsey Hayes: Kelsey Hayes is an average girl, on the surface. She loves to read, bake cookies, sketch, and write in her journal.  But she is haunted by a tragic past that cripples her heart, causes her to avoid taking risks, and complicates her relationships.  Then, a short-term job at a traveling circus changes the course of her future.  The girl who liked to sit in the back of the class must step forward as a reluctant hero to save the life of an Indian prince who should have died centuries ago. Alagan Dhiren Rajaram: The forgotten …

Tiger’s Curse Quotes   Wheat grass shakes? Seriously?! What I wouldn’t give for chocolate chip pancakes and a slice of bacon! #Kelsey  I’m worried about grandfather. He despairs of ever finding the one he seeks. #Nilima They just moved me. I smell rain…and trees. Would it kill them to put me near a window? #Ren Spending today in the corner of a bookstore reading. Graduation coming soon and then I’ll look for a job. #Kelsey Raining hard in Dallas tonight. Start job search tomorrow. #Kelsey Davis finally let me out of my cage today. I must have spent 10 minutes just stretching. #Ren …