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When Bella sees the baby Thylacine floating in a jar of preserving fluid, something clutches at her. She is moved more than she can explain. For weeks, the thylacine haunts her dreams, becoming a symbol of the frustrations of her own life.Bella is in a wheelchair, disabled since birth. She wonders about her absentee father - who left when she was born - and whether she has inherited his genes. She is also involved in the struggles of her friends - Sylvia who has fallen in love with another girl, Claire, the class brain, and Adrian, the class clown. She also forges an unlikely friendship with a neighbour, elderly Olivia Peeves. All of the strands of this story cause Bella to question how much genes influence an individual's make up. As she works with her three friends on a project studying the thylacine, she gains a new perspective on life and love. The Tiger Project is a humorous and insightful young adult novel, which explores complex issues in a simple way. Great reading. The Tiger Project, by Susanna Van Essen
Pan MacMillan, 2003 Other Great YA Fiction Dangerous Waters, by Bronwyn Blake
Jessie, by Mike Carter
Burning Eddy, by Scot Gardner
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