American Tiger
Adam Skolnick
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.
Press & Praise
"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."
"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."
"Adam was the only one who could figure out my voice, which isn't easy to do! He knows how to get a story across without wasting words. He keeps things direct and real, and that shows up in his writing."
