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Tiger, Tiger
By Banks, Lynne Reid
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38573-240-6 978-0-38590-264-9
- Publisher
- Delacorte
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2005
Gr 5-7 Despite its mundane title, Banks's novel succeeds fairly well at being exotic and original. Two tiger cubs are captured and brought to ancient Rome. Brute is trained to be an aggressive killer of slaves, criminals, and Christians in the Colosseum; Boots is gentled into a pet for Caesar's beautiful 12-year-old daughter, Aurelia, and cared for by the sla...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2005
Two captured tiger cubs, brothers, have very different fates: Boots becomes the tame companion to Aurelia, the Roman emperor's daughter; Brute becomes the new attraction in the circuses, savaging and killing slaves and convicts and Christians. Boots, Aurelia, and Boots's keeper Julius become frequent companions—Julius helps Aurelia through her horrific first visit to the circus—but Julius k...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
