Roman Mysteries 01 Thieves Of Ostia

Lawrence, Caroline

£6.99

Flavia Gemina is brilliant at finding things, so she solves mysteries. The daughter of a ship’s captain living in Ostia in AD 79, she acquires three friends who help her work out who severed the heads of the watchdogs that guard people’s homes.

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Publish Date: 01/04/2002
ISBN: 9781842550205 Category: Tag:

Description

The first in Caroline Lawrence’s internationally bestselling Roman Mysteries series, re-issued with a fantastic new cover look.

Flavia Gemina is a natural at solving mysteries. The daughter of a ship’s captain living in Ostia, the port of Rome, in AD79, she and her three friends, Jonathan, a Jewish boy (and secretly a Christian); Nubia, an African slave girl; and Lupus, a mute beggar boy, must work together to discover who is beheading the watchdogs that guard people’s homes, and why.
A talented storyteller, Caroline Lawrence has created a delightfully readable and accessible series that children will want to read time and time again.

Additional information

Weight 183 g
Dimensions 197 × 130 × 16 mm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

195

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

823.92 (edition:21)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J