Almond, David, 1951-

Secret heart / David Almond. - 1st Dell Laurel-Leaf ed. - New York : Laurel-Leaf Books, 2004, c2001. - 199, 17 p. ; 18 cm.

"In his own words, a conversation with David Almond"--p. [5]-10, second section. Includes a Reader's Guide. "Readers circle."--Cover.

Living with his mother in a small village on the edge of the suburbs, shy, often inarticulate, Joe Maloney frequently dreams of a beautiful, elusive tiger whose significance begins to be clear after he befriends a young trapeze artist who comes to town with a shabby traveling circus.

ISBN: 0440418275 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Self-perception--Fiction.
Friendship--Fiction.
Human-animal relationships--Fiction.
Circus--Fiction.