Tiger Babies Strike Back

by Kim Wong Keltner

  And, of course, much gratitude to my mother. At one point, I said, “Mom, you know how every book has to have a villain? Well, in this one it’s gonna hafta be you.” She thought for a moment, and then just said, “OK.” So thanks, Mom, for being strong enough to respond that way. In addition, a big hug goes out to my dad. I appreciate both of you allowing me the freedom to share my point of view.

  And last, thanks to Lucy Keltner, who is already a brilliant artist and writer at age nine. May we always share hugs and laughs.

  About the Author

  The only thing that keeps KIM WONG KELTNER from writing is when she’s trapped under an avalanche of her daughter’s stuffed animals. Kim is the author of The Dim Sum of All Things, Buddha Baby, and I Want Candy. Tiger Babies Strike Back is her first work of nonfiction. She can be contacted at kimwongkeltner.com.

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  Credits

  Cover illustraction © by Exxorian/iStockphoto

  Author photograph by Julie Fraser

  Copyright

  Grateful acknowledgment is made to reprint portions of “The Slow Boob Movement.” Reprinted with permission from The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater, edited by Lisa Taggart and Samantha Schoech, published by Seal Press, 2007.

  The names and identifying characteristics of some of the individuals featured throughout this book have been changed to protect their privacy.

  TIGER BABIES STRIKE BACK. Copyright © 2013 by Kim Wong Keltner. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the nonexclusive, nontransferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse-engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

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