American Tiger

By: Adam Skolnick

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Paperback | 2 December 2025

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340 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 1.93

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Wild | adjective | : Living in a state of nature, not ordinarily tame or domesticated; uncontrolled

A motherless nine-year-old girl glances out her school bus window and notices a tiger licking its paws behind Target. Nobody else sees it and nobody believes her, not even her father, a local game warden, because it is well known that Bell Tern has an untamed imagination. But evidence mounts and with it, the possibility that Bell is telling the truth and a most unlikely predator could be prowling a seemingly placid suburb of Los Angeles.

Based on true events, rooted in the stunning Southern California landscape, and populated with vivid characters, American Tiger is about more than a frantic tiger hunt. It's about a child's quest for self-discovery, her stoic father's struggle to come to terms with their past, and the innate wildness of every living thing.

Industry Reviews

“Fantastic storytelling! Touching, suspenseful—everything we want it to be. I loved the love stories that crisscrossed. It’s so tender, but also tense. Just like all love stories.”

—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love, City of Girls, and All the Way to the River.

“Gripped me from the first page. Rarely have I read a novel with such an exquisite sense of place. Bell Tern is a wonderful character, but I believed the story because I could see, hear, and smell the gorgeous valley where this narrative takes place. American Tiger will stay with me.”

 —Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Oprah Book Club pick, Hello Beautiful.

“A truly moving and beautiful novel about a girl and a tiger and what it means to be wild.”

—Bonnie Tsui, author of Why We Swim and On Muscle.

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