Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times . . .Flavia is suspicious of the new woman in her father's life, Cartilia Poplica. She's certain that Cartilia has an ulterior motive, but to find out the truth Flavia must perform twelve tasks -...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying 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. When...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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It's October AD 79. The arrival of a ragged man at the Geminus household sets in motion a series of events which take Flavia and her three friends to an opulent villa by the sea at Laurentum, a few miles south of Ostia. Just off the coast is a sunken wreck full of...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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Anxious to solve the mystery of whether his mother is still alive, and keen to follow his uncle's dying wish, Lupus and his friends sail to the island of Rhodes, site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - and base of a criminal mastermind!

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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Jonathan's father, Doctor Mordecai, is summoned to Rome to help the plague victims. The four young detectives are wanted too, as the Emperor Titus believes that they can find the mysterious enemy who seeks Rome's destruction.Can the friends prevent disaster? And what is...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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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...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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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...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times...It's summer in the Bay of Naples - time for fun and relaxation. Everyone is thinking about love at the beautiful Villa Limona, but danger lurks beneath the luxury. A famous murder was committed...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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This exciting adventure gives fascinating insight into the workings of the Roman legal system in a page-turning court room drama. As always, Caroline Lawrence springs new surprises for all the characters and provides motives, means and opportunity for one determined...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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September AD 80. Flavia and her friends go to Rome to celebrate the Festival of Jupiter at Senator Cornix's town house. When a famous racehorse goes missing, Nubia sets out to recover it. The four friends find themselves caught up in a plot against one of the rival...

Editeur : Orion Children's Books
Parution : 2010-12-09
Collection : The Roman Mysteries
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ITHAKA tells the story of the women left behind after the end of the Trojan War. While Odysseus is slowly making his way home, overcoming terrible obstacles sent by the gods, his wife Penelope does not know whether he's alive or dead. How long will she be able to...

Editeur : Rhcp Digital
Parution : 2010-11-30

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Breathtaking sequel to The Oracle, the Archon must face a journey of treachery and adventure across the pitiless desert in a bid to save his people ...The Archon vows to lead a pilgrimage to the Well of Songs to seek peace with the Rain Queen and save the land from the...

Editeur : Hodder Children's Books
Parution : 2010-10-07

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In the distant land of deserts and islands, the servants of the god rule the land, his wishes conveyed through the Oracle and interpreted by the High Priestess. Mirany is the new Bearer, afraid of her perilous duties for the god in the rituals of the Oracle, and fearful...

Editeur : Hodder Children's Books
Parution : 2010-10-07

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The final story in the Oracle sequence.We are again in the distand land of deserts and islands ruled by one god whose wishes are conveyed through the Oracle.The Archon, child god-on-earth, returns from his journey across the desert to the Well of Songs, to find the...

Editeur : Hodder Children's Books
Parution : 2010-10-07

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Rose Dugan is a young and beautiful woman living in Philadelphia in the late 19th century passionate about keeping Philadelphia's water reservoir clean and healthy. But whenRose starts receiving threatening letters, warning her to convince her husband to shut down his...

Editeur : Running Press Kids
Parution : 2010-10-05

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When Samuel Godwin, a young and naive art tutor, accepts a job with the Farrow family at Fourwinds, their majestic home, little does he expect to come across such a web of secrets and lies. His two tutees are as different as chalk and cheese - the beautiful younger...

Editeur : Rhcp Digital
Parution : 2010-09-30

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Marcus is a young baker in Ancient Rome, living with his family in the shadow of the murderous Emperor Littleboots. When a slave boy shoves the reins of a sleek, beautiful horse into Marcus's hands seconds before he is killed by a soldier,Marcus knows he's in danger -...

Editeur : Rhcp Digital
Parution : 2010-09-02

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'I hate Frozen Billy - his painted, staring wooden eyes, the way his eyelids click when Uncle Len pulls a string, his long thin legs and his bright red wooden mouth . . . 'Clarrie and Will live with their Uncle Len - a brilliant ventriloquist in the nearby music hall....

Editeur : Rhcp Digital
Parution : 2010-08-24

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England, 1582ELLIE - Lady Eleanor Rodriguez of San Jaime - is in possession of a gold-seeking father, a worthless title and a feisty spirit that captivates the elite of the Queen's court, and none other than the handsome new Earl of Dorset . . .WILLIAM LACEY has...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2010-07-01
Collection : The Other Countess
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Set in the current day, this is the final book in the series that began with Once, continued with Then and is... Now. Felix is a grandfather. He has achieved much in his life and is widely admired. He has mostly buried the painful memories of his childhood, but they...

Editeur : E-Penguin
Parution : 2010-05-03

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