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Product Code OTM14279 ( MR #051710 )
Price $13.95
Rob Horton is a young boy whose mother has recently died. His father uproots him from everything he knows and takes him to Lister, Florida to live in a seedy motel. Rob keeps all of his emotions locked up inside and will not share his feelings with anyone. When ugly red blisters on Rob's legs at school, the principal fears it is a contagious infection and sends him home. On his way home, while walking through the misty Florida woods, Rob is shocked to find a real-life tiger pacing back and forth in a cage. On the same day, Rob meets Sistine Bailey, a girs who is outgoing and readily displays her feelings. She is the exact opposite of Rob. The two children, become great friends and through the counsel of a motel maid and their experiences with the tiger, learn the importance of sharing their feelings with family and friends.