Description: This National Book Award finalist introduces 12-year-old Rob Horton, who encounters a real tiger in the misty Florida woods. That same 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 be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things can't be locked up forever.

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Reviews: "The author delves deeply into the psyches of her cast with carefully choreographed scenes, opting for the economy of poetry over elaborate prose . . . DiCamillo demonstrates her versatility by treating themes similar to those of her first novel with a completely different approach. Readers will eagerly anticipate her next work." --Publishers Weekly

"It deals with the tough issues of death, grieving, and the great accompanying sadness, and has enough layers to embrace any reader." --School Library Journal

"This haunting novel takes us into the emotional world of a hurting child who discovers that only so many things can be stuffed 'into the suitcase' before it breaks open."--Library Talk

"The story deftly shows the anxiety and suspense of getting close to someone after experience has taught you that may not be safe to do. DiCamillo's gorgeous language wastes not a single word: spare and taut her sentences spin out, with the Florida mist rising off them, and unspoken words finally...

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