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"A lush, exotic little gem--this writer's a keeper." - Karen Hesse, Newbery Medal-winning author of Out of Dust . 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... Read Full Overview

The National Book Award finalist from the best-selling author of BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE - now in paperback 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... Read Full Overview

From the best-selling author of Because of Winn-Dixie comes the moving story of an eleven-year-old-boy, Rob Horton, who finds a caged tiger in the woods behind the hotel where he lives with his father. With the help of his new friend, Sistine Bailey, Rob must decide what... Read Full Overview

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From the Newbery Honor author of Because of Winn-Dixie, this story proves that things like memories, heartache, and tigers can't be locked up. (Ages 10 and up) Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger--a real-life,... Read Full Overview

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En se promenant dans les bois embrum s de Floride, un beau matin, Rob Horton, douze ans, rencontre avec surprise un tigre faisant les cent pas dans une cage. La m me journ e, Rob rencontre Sistine Bailey, une fille qui d voile... Read Full Overview

La autora de la aclamada novela Flora y Ulises nos presenta su segunda novela, finalista del National Book Award 2001. Rob Horton tiene doce a os y le gusta pasear por los bosques nublados de Florida, bueno, eso pensaba. Hasta que un d a, en uno de esos trayectos, se encuentra... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

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