The Thieves of Ostia: Book 1
book 1, The Roman Mysteries
No. of pages 208
Published: 2010
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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 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.
This is book 1 in The Roman Mysteries .
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .
Caroline Lawrence is American. She lives with her husband in London.
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Flavia Gemina
This book features the character Flavia Gemina.
