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First UK edition (publ. Jonathan Cape)

Tiger Adventure is a 1979 children's book by the Canadian-born American author Willard Price. In his "Adventure" series featuring characters Hal and Roger Hunt. It depicts an expedition to India to capture animals, including tigers, for a zoo. They encounter an annoying city boy, named Vic Stone, who is a constant pain to their travels. He blames everything on Hal and Roger, even when it is his fault.

The scene changes when they have a disastrous encounter on the Himalayas, where Vic has a life-threatening accident and changes his attitude completely for the better, and even saving Hal's life.