Synopsis: Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger – a real-life, very large tiger – pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things – like memories, and heartaches, and tigers – can’t be locked up forever.

 

For The Writer: For a discussion comparing four of Kate DiCamillo’s works, pleas see The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – A Master Lesson in Versatility and Style.