Henry Carter Hull

In 1857, Jaffy Brown, an eight-year-old street urchin in London's East End, is saved from a tiger attack by Mr. Jamrach, the tiger's owner, who takes Jaffy under his wing and puts him to work caring for the animals in his exotic menagerie, and as the years progress, Jaffy's friendship with the other handler, Tim, leads to a grand adventure that will change both their lives forever.