The Thieves of Ostia

The Thieves of Ostia
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Publisher : Orion Children's Books
Total Pages : 144
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ISBN-10 : 9781444003512
ISBN-13 : 1444003518
Rating : 4/5 (518 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Thieves of Ostia by : Caroline Lawrence

Download or read book The Thieves of Ostia written by Caroline Lawrence and published by Orion Children's Books. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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