Two tiger cubs are captured and shipped to Rome, where one, Brutus, is trained to kill in the Coliseum and the other, Boots, is declawed and given to Caesar’s daughter Aurelia as a pet. Aurelia loves Boots and begins to fall dangerously in love with his keeper, Julius, until Boots escapes after a childish prank. Caesar punishes Aurelia but reserves the worst fate of all for Julius and Brutus, who are forced to fight in the Coliseum. A moving tale about valor, death, and the abuse of power, this novel will captivate young readers. Dos cachorros de tigre son capturados y enviados a Roma, adonde a uno, Brutus, lo entrenan para matar en el Coliseo y al otro, Botas, le quitan las uñas y se lo regalan a Aurelia, la hija del César.
