From Ostia to Alexandria with Flavia Gemina
Title | From Ostia to Alexandria with Flavia Gemina PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Lawrence |
Publisher | Orion Children's Books |
Total Pages | 96 |
Release | 2010-12-30 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1842557564 |
From Morocco to Libya, from Ostia to Surrentum - Caroline Lawrence has travelled widely to give the Roman Mysteries unrivalled authenticity among historical novels. Her research trips have yielded a dazzling array of insights that allow Caroline to vividly re-imagine the ancient world and to bring her characters and stories to life. This book gathers together anecdotes, factual information and advice for children and their families looking to explore exotic locations, as well as offering compelling background to the real world behind the bestselling Roman Mysteries novels.
The Dolphins of Laurentum
Title | The Dolphins of Laurentum PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Lawrence |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 222 |
Release | 2003-09-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780761323495 |
A ragged stranger and the prospect of losing her family's fortune lead Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia to a seaside villa where possible danger and treasure are close at hand.
The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina
Title | The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Lawrence |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 192 |
Release | 2004-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781596430129 |
When a Roman widow shows unusual interest in Flavia's father, Flavia decides to discover Cartila's true motives by performing twelve tasks, just like the Greek hero Hercules.
The Thieves of Ostia
Title | The Thieves of Ostia PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Lawrence |
Publisher | Orion Children's Books |
Total Pages | 144 |
Release | 2010-12-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1444003518 |
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.
The Gladiators from Capua
Title | The Gladiators from Capua PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Lawrence |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 220 |
Release | 2005-10 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781596430747 |
Suspecting their friend Jonathan is alive, Flavia, Nubia, and Lupus go to Rome for the Colosseum Games, facing wild beasts, criminals, conspirators, and gladiators, and where Nubia is called upon to make a terrible choice.
The Man from Pomegranate Street
Title | The Man from Pomegranate Street PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Lawrence |
Publisher | Orion Children's Books |
Total Pages | 227 |
Release | 2010-12-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1444003666 |
September AD 81. Flavia and her friends learn of the mysterious and sudden death of the Emperor Titus. Was his death natural? Or was it murder? As the four detectives investigate this mystery, they little dream how much their lives - as well as the future of Italy - will be changed as a result.
The Assassins of Rome
Title | The Assassins of Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Lawrence |
Publisher | Orion Children's Books |
Total Pages | 163 |
Release | 2010-12-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1444003542 |
Jonathan goes on a secret quest to Rome, and Flavia, Nubia and Lupus set out to find him. Their dangerous mission takes them to the Golden House of Nero where a deadly assassin is rumoured to be at work - and they learn what happened to Jonathan's family during the terrible destruction of Jerusalem nine years earlier.