The Roman Mysteries: The Pirates of Pompeii
Book 3
$14.97
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2003
Summary
AD 79, following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the mute beggar boy. Their discovery that children are being kidnapped from the camps—among them the daughter of the powerful Publius Pollius Felix—leads them to solve the mystery of the pirates of Pompeii. A terrifically exciting and dram…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781842550229 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1842550225 |
| Author: | Caroline Lawrence |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Orion Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2003 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm x 18mm |
| Series: | The Roman Mysteries |
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Critics Review
‘immensely readable’– Times Educational Supplement
‘immensely readable’–Times Educational Supplement
an interesting and exciting read that is extremely well researched. It is packed with accurate detail of everyday Roman life. The story is so well paced and involving that you don’t realise just how much information you are absorbing.–School Librarian.
About The Author
Caroline Lawrence
Caroline Lawrence is American. She won a scholarship to Cambridge to read Classical Archaeology, then did a degree in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College, London. She lives with her husband, a graphic designer, by the river in London and is active as a speaker in schools and at book festivals.
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