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The thieves of Ostia : a Roman mystery / Caroline Lawrence.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Roman mysteries, bk. 1Publication details: Brookfield, Ct. : Roaring Brook Press, 2002.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 152 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0761315829 (alk. paper)
  • 0761326022 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 21
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.L425 Th 2002
Summary: In Rome in the year 79 A.D., a group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog -- and why.
List(s) this item appears in: Children's Mystery Fiction notes: Click to open in new window
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Lawrence, Caroline 1 Available 33111002875769
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

It is A.D. 79, and Flavia Gemina, daughter of a successful Roman sea captain, is about to celebrate her birthday. Then the dogs in her neighborhood start dying mysteriously, and there are rumors of burglary in the houses on Flavia's street. Set in the graveyards, houses, and alleyways of an ancient Roman city, here's the first in a series of fast-paced, informative, and satisfying mysteries.

In Rome in the year 79 A.D., a group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog -- and why.

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