The Secrets of Vesuvius: Book 2: 02 (The Roman Mysteries) - Softcover

Lawrence, Caroline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842550217 ISBN 13: 9781842550212

Publisher: Orion Children's Books, 2002

Synopsis

It's the summer of AD 79 and Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus, set sail for the Bay of Naples where they are going to stay with Flavia's uncle near Pompeii. Once they arrive, they are soon absorbed in a quest to solve a riddle that may lead to treasure. But then tragedy strikes: Mount Vesuvius erupts and the friends must flee for their lives!

Not just a mystery - this is an absolutely thrilling action adventure that brings history to life!

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Review:

THE SECRETS OF VESUVIUS in the immensely readable Roman Mysteries series by Caroline Lawrence again features a kind of classical famous five: Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus, plus Scuto the dog, meet the great Pliny while on holiday in Pompeii and end up near Mount Vesuvius on the fateful night it erupted. An enormous amount of information about the ancient world is conveyed under the guise of a jolly good romp--Fiona Lafferty

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

Book Description:

With her new friends and fellow detectives, Flavia solves a second mystery against the background of the eruption of Vesuvius.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1842550217
• ISBN 13: 9781842550212
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224