- Harper Collins Children's Books
- Published: 30th September 2004
Tiger, Tiger
Lynne Reid Banks
Two tigers. One city. Two very different lives.
A compelling story about friendship, brotherhood and battling against the odds.
In Ancient Rome Caesar is almighty and his power is played out in the gladiatorial arena, where animals and men are baited, challenged and destroyed.
Two tiger cubs have been kidnapped from the jungle. One is tamed and de-clawed for pampered life as an exotic pet for Aurelia, Caesar’s daughter, but the other is cruelly caged and made even more brutal, trained to fight and kill.
Princess Aurelia loves her pet tiger, Boots, and grows ever more fond of his keeper, Julius. But when a childish prank goes awry, Boots escapes. Furious Caesar sentences Julius to death in the arena… and Boots is to face the same fate.
So the two tigers are reunited in the gladiatorial ring, one a cosseted pet, the other a vicious predator. In a world dominated by Caesar’s will, all must fight for freedom.
Other books by Lynne Reid Banks
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An End to Running
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The Red Red Dragon
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The Warning Bell
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Fair Exchange
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Casualties
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Dark Quartet: The story of the Brontë family
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Path to the Silent Country: Charlotte Brontë’s years of fame
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Alice by Accident
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Stealing Stacey
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede’s Big Adventure
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede
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I, Houdini
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Broken Bridge
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Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes to Sea
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The L-Shaped Room
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Melusine
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Angela and Diabola
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The Indian in the Cupboard
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One More River
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The Key to the Indian
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The Mystery of the Cupboard
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The Secret of the Indian
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Return of the Indian