KATE DiCAMILLO CLASSIC COLLECTION: THE TIGER RISING

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.

We shall all, in the end, be l