Everyone saw Rufus write ," Caius is a dumbbell" on his tablet in class. But when his fellow classmates see the same words written in red paint on the Temple of Minerva in his handwriting, they are confused. Rufus has never been the type to vandalize, so why would he do this? And why would he go into the classroom and tie up their teacher, steal some books, and lock him in a closet? The boys go to see Rufus (the teacher had canceled class because he was in pain) and he swore he didn't vandalize the temple or tie up their teacher. But if he didn't, then who did?
Rufus is taken to jail, accused of being a vandal, and when his cellmate gets freed, Rufus hands off this mysterious message to tell his friends: "Beware the red wolf in white sheep's clothing" The friends are mystified. What does Rufus mean? When they finally figure it out, they are surprised at the outcome, and I was too!
An unusually creative historical fiction book, this book tells the story of how life in Ancient Rome really was, from an 11 year old's perspective. It was also very descriptive, describing everything from togas to the wax tablets that they wrote on, and the clues and the suspense made it a definite page-turner, but the plot was pretty silly and absurd. I recommend this book to anyone who loves historical fiction or a good mystery.
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