The Tiger Rising
Walker Books
The story of a boy who discovers that some things can t stay locked up for ever It s six months since Rob s mum died and he moved to Florida His dad won t talk about her at all Crying ain t going to bring her back he says So Rob fills a suitcase in his mind with all his forbidden thoughts the rash on his legs the bullies at school and keeps it tight shut But when he finds a caged tiger deep in the woods his whole life begins to change That same day he meets Sistine Bailey another outsider who s bullied at school She says they must set the tiger free and when Rob imagines the tiger rising out of its cage his suitcase begins to open
