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Third in a new historical adventure series from million copy selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian. Eleven-year-old Ursula is happily learning to be a Druid in the woods of Britannia. But then she is asked to go on a quest to find a boy who was abducted as a baby. Will her mystical training equip her for life on the road - with a troupe of Roman pantomime dancers and beast hunters? Her task: to adapt to life in the arena Her quest: to find the boy everyone is seeking Her destiny: to protect children and animals From the bestselling author of THE ROMAN MYSTERIES, perfect for children studying at Key Stage 2.

The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian. Britannia AD 94. On the run from the Emperor Domitian, fifteen-year-old Fronto has joined the Roman army in order to find the security and structure he craves. But when his younger sister Ursula is captured by a terrifying Druid called Snakebeard, he must make an impossible decision. Can he leave the army, when desertion is punishable by death? His desire: To become a good soldier His quest: To rescue his sister His destiny: To find his place in Roman Britain From the bestselling author of THE ROMAN MYSTERIES, perfect for children studying at Key Stage 2. Historical locations featured in this book are a British Iron Age Village, Bath Spa and the fortress at Caerleon.

"If, as P.K.’s foster mother puts it, ‘a Detective is someone who uncovers the Truth & brings Justice’ then Lawrence…is being the kind of detective all good authors can be."--New York Times Book Review on P.K. Pinkerton and the Deadly Desperados P.K. Pinkerton’s detective agency is thriving in Virginia City—until the evening P.K. is abruptly stuffed into a turnip sack and tossed into the back of a wagon! Surfacing in Chinatown, P.K. is forced into taking a job trailing the abductor’s fiancé in Carson City. Danger lurks at every turn. P.K. must battle quicksand, escape the despicable former Deputy Marshall, Jack Williams, and save Poker Face Jace from certain death at the hands of the fatal “Black Widow,” who is courting P.K.’s friend and mentor. Master-of-disguise P.K. Pinkerton has almost perfected the art of staying hidden in plain sight, but when the stakes become life or death, the only thing that can save the young detective is to give away the biggest secret of all.

Enthralling children''s fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven''s Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge''s The Lie Tree. Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories? These are twelve brand-new short stories from twelve of the best children''s crime writers writing today. These creepy, hilarious, brain-boggling, heart-pounding mysteries feature daring, brilliant young detectives, and this anthology is a must for fans of crime fiction and detection, especially the Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, The Roman Mysteries and The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow. The Crime Club are twelve UK-based authors who are mad about crime fiction. Clementine Beauvais, Elen Caldecott, Susie Day, Julia Golding, Frances Hardinge, Caroline Lawrence, Helen Moss, Sally Nicholls, Kate Pankhurst, Robin Stevens, Harriet Whitehorn and Katherine Woodfine can be found anywhere there is a mystery to be solved, a puzzle to be cracked or a bun to be eaten, and they are always ready for the next puzzling case.

From the author of the bestselling ROMAN MYSTERIES, a new series set in the Wild West, packed with danger and deadly desperados at every turn!

Hot-headed as ever, Flavia Gemina is determined to prove to her handsome tutor Aristo that she really is a detective of the highest order. At first, the mystery of the missing bread rolls seems like an easy - and rather dull - case to solve. But it stumps Flavia and her friends ... until she investigates the meaning behind the strange word games that the slave Romulus likes to play.

John and Mary Elitch arrived in Colorado in 1880, and their first business venture was a restaurant. In 1888, John bought the sixteen-acre Chilcott Farm in the Highlands northwest of Denver. On May 1, 1890, thanks to ''donations'' by family friend P.T. Barnum, the couple opened Elitch''s Zoological Gardens, which featured a band in the gazebo, café, children''s play area, and vaudeville performances, in addition to the zoo. John commenced planning a theater, then unexpectedly died in 1891 before the park''s second season, leaving thirty-four-year-old Mary on her own. She resolved to keep the Gardens going, successfully built the playhouse, and journeyed to both New York and San Francisco for the winter season, "auditioning" plays and recruiting players to appear during the summer in Colorado. Elitch''s Theatre in the Gardens presented its first full season in 1893 and become the longest-running summer stock theater in the U.S., featuring artists like Sarah Bernhardt and Douglas Fairbanks as special guest performers. Mary Elitch was the first female zookeeper, the first woman to run a botanic garden, and one of the first woman to own a theatre in the United States. This is the biography of a woman who overcame the challenges of widowhood, learned to be a businesswoman, and as the animating spirit of Elitch''s Gardens, became one of Denver''s cultural institutions -- Mary Elitch Long.

From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure series - where past meets present.

From the million-copy-selling author of The Roman Mysteries comes a nail-biting time-travel adventure in Roman London - where past meets present. Billionaire Solomon Daisy is obsessed with the skeleton of a blue-eyed girl from Roman London. He has managed to invent a Time Machine so that he can go and find her, but it''s estimated that for each hour spent in the past, the time traveller''s life will be shortened so Solomon recruits a potential child time traveller: Alex Papas, a twelve-year-old boy who knows a smattering of Greek and Latin. Alex''s mission is to go back to Londinium through a portal in London''s Mithraeum and find out all he can about the blue-eyed girl. There are just three rules: 1. Naked you go and naked you must return. 2. Drink, don''t eat. 3. As little interaction as possible. But Time Travel is no picnic - and Roman London is far more dangerous than anyone could have known.

Rome, 79 après J.-C. Ils sont quatre : Flavia, fille d’un riche armateur romain, Jonathan, un jeune chrétien, Nubia, l’esclave africaine, et Lupus, le jeune mendiant muet. Quatre amis plongés au cœur de la Rome antique.

A Ostie, port de Rome, un groupe d''enfants jouent les détectives en herbe. Flavia, fille d''un puissant armateur, Jonathan, jeune chrétien, Nubia, ancienne esclave africaine, et Lupus, jeune mendiant muet, ont été réunis par le hasard et deviennent rapidement inséparables. D''autant plus qu''ils se retrouvent rapidement confrontés à une mystérieuse enquête. En effet, les chiens de la ville sont sauvagement tués les uns après les autres... Les quatre amis, courageux et intrépides, se lancent dans une course contre la montre pour démasquer le ou les coupables avant qu''il ne soit trop tard... S''agit-il d''Avitus, un homme étrange dont la fille est morte à cause d''un chien enragé ? Les enfants vont tout mettre en oeuvre pour le découvrir. Une enquête haletante pleine de péripéties Toi aussi, cherche des indices au fil de l''histoire pour trouver qui est le coupable ! Un roman pour ouvrir son esprit critique et parler de ses lectures Les « Roman Milan » accompagnent les lecteurs de 6 à 12 ans, selon leur appétit (histoire courte ou longue, illustrée ou non...) et leurs goûts (humour, enquête, fantastique...). Nos auteurs et nos illustrateurs répondent à toutes leurs envies ! Avec un bonus qui invite à prolonger et à partager ses lectures préférées : deux pages avec des conseils pour écrire sa propre critique, à partager sur nos réseaux sociaux !

Este tercer volumen de la colección «Misterios romanos» vuelve a combinar con gran amenidad el rigor histórico con las aventuras de sus jóvenes protagonistas. Además de disfrutar de divertidas historias de detectives, los niños aprenderán cómo era la vida en la antigua Roma. La erupción del Vesubio ha dejado un panorama desolador. La ceniza cubre la tierra, el mar se tiñe de rojo y las olas arrojan a las playas los cuerpos de las víctimas. Y cuando algunos niños empiezan a desaparecer de un campamento que acoge a cientos de refugiados, Flavia Gémina y sus amigos Jonatán, Nubia y Lupo entran en acción. Sus pesquisas los conducirán hasta El Patrón, un carismático y poderoso personaje, y tras seguir una peligrosa pista, la pandilla llegará a las cuevas de Sorrento, donde se las verán con piratas y traficantes de esclavos y sabrán por primera vez lo que es estar en peligro de muerte.

À Virginia City, c’est la débandade. Les hommes se tirent dessus dans les rues tandis que les joueurs de poker mettent la pagaille dans les saloons. Dans ce désordre, P.K. Pinkerton a bien du mal à démarrer sa toute nouvelle agence de Détective Privé. D’autant que personne ne prend au sérieux ce jeune détective de douze ans ! Jusqu’au jour où une jeune servante du nom de Martha vient demander de l’aide à P.K. Elle a assisté au meurtre de sa maîtresse, une Colombe de Suie. Et depuis, elle est pourchassée. Martha a peur d’être la prochaine sur la liste. Martha devrait être en sécurité dans l’agence de P.K. Pourtant, alors que le Détective est parti enquêter, elle a pris la fuite et demeure introuvable. P.K. pourra-t-il résoudre cette affaire et retrouver Martha avant l’assassin ?

Avontuurlijke serie vol cliffhangers en onverwachte wendingen. Voor fans van De Grijze Jager en Spirit Animals. De 12-jarige Alex reist met zijn beste vriend via een tijdportaal duizenden jaren terug in de tijd, op zoek naar de beroemde filosoof Socrates. Daarbij verstoren ze per ongeluk de loop van de geschiedenis... Ze moeten hun blunder ongedaan maken – of ze houden zelf op te bestaan. En dat moet binnen 48 uur gebeuren; anders kunnen ze nooit meer terugkeren naar hun eigen tijd. Dit is het begin van een bloedstollende race tegen de klok die ze niet mogen verliezen. Spannend tijdreisavontuur vol achtervolgingen in het Athene van 415 jaar v. Christus. ‘Lawrence brengt haar kennis en vindingrijkheid samen in een bloedstollend avontuur.’ - SUNDAY TIMES

El cuarto volumen de la colección «Misterios romanos», cuyas tres entregas anteriores han sido la delicia de miles de niños. Además de disfrutar de divertidas historias de detectives, los niños aprenderán cómo era la vida en la antigua Roma. En esta cuarta parte de la serie Misterios Romanos, Flavia Gémina, Nubia y Lupo celebran en la ciudad romana de Ostia el cumpleañosde su amigo Jonatán. De pronto, surge un extraño visitante que desea ver al padre de Jonatán, y al día siguiente, el visitante desaparece y con él, el muchacho. Sus amigos descubren que se ha marchado en misión secreta a Roma y están dispuestos a encontrarlo. Emprenden entonces una peligrosa aventura que los conduce hasta el palacio del emperador Tito, donde se prepara una terrible venganza que tendrá consecuencias sorprendentes para la familia de Jonatán.

Este tercer volumen de la colección «Misterios romanos» vuelve a combinar con gran amenidad el rigor histórico con las aventuras de sus jóvenes protagonistas. Además de disfrutar de divertidas historias de detectives, los niños aprenderán cómo era la vida en la antigua Roma. La erupción del Vesubio ha dejado un panorama desolador. La ceniza cubre la tierra, el mar se tiñe de rojo y las olas arrojan a lasplayas los cuerpos de las víctimas. Y cuando algunos niños empiezan a desaparecer de un campamento que acoge a cientos de refugiados, Flavia Gémina y sus amigos Jonatán, Nubia y Lupo entran en acción. Sus pesquisas los conducirán hasta El Patrón, un carismático y poderoso personaje, y tras seguir una peligrosa pista, la pandilla llegará a las cuevas de Sorrento, donde se las verán con piratas y traficantes de esclavos y sabrán por primera vez lo que es estar en peligro de muerte. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The third installment in Caroline Lawrence''s internationally bestselling The Roman Mysteries series which once again combines with great ease, historical rigor and the adventures of its young protagonists. In addition to enjoying fun detective stories, children will learn what life was like in ancient Rome. Set in the terrifying aftermath of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the third book in this highly praised mystery series takes young sleuth Flavia Gemina and her friends in search of pirates and slave dealers. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has left a bleak picture. Ash covers the land, the sea turns blood red, and the waves expel the victims’ bodies onto the beaches. And when some children begin to disappear from a camp that hosts hundreds of refugees, Flavia Gémina and her friends Jonathan, Nubia, and Lupo jump into action. Their investigations lead them to El Patron, a charismatic and powerful character, and after following a dangerous clue, the gang reaches the caves of Sorrento, where they will face pirates and slave traders and for the first time will feel what it is to be in danger of death. A terrifically exciting story packed with superb historical detail.

Pour cette deuxième enquête, Flavia, Jonathan, Nubia et Lupus se retrouvent à Pompéi, où Pline l''Ancien les met face à une énigme qui les lancera sur la piste d''un trésor, alors que le Vésuve est sur le point d''entrer en éruption.

A thrilling tale of danger, friendship and loyalty from Roman Mysteries bestseller Caroline Lawrence, set against the backdrop of the ancient world. Gorgeous and evocative, this captivating new teen novel imagines the life of a heroine of early Rome. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+ Few have ever seen her, but all of Laurentum knows the story of Camilla - tied to a spear and thrown across a river by her father as he fled for his life. The Goddess Diana saved the baby, and now it is Camilla''s turn to save Laurentum as the Trojans march on the town. But Camilla is a wild girl from the forest, not the Amazon they imagine, and so Acca must step in to help her new friend adjust to the great destiny before her. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 12+

Con este primer volumen comienza la serie «Misterios romanos», protagonizada por Flavia Gémina y su pandilla, que además de ofrecer a los niños entretenidas historias de detectives les contarán cómo era la vida en la antigua Roma. Año 79 d.C. Flavia Gémina, hija de un marino romano, está a punto de vivir una emocionante aventura. Al investigar el paradero de un anillo que lleva el sello de su padre, Flavia conoce a Jonatán, un niño judío, a Nubia, una niña esclava africana, y a Lupo, el pequeño mendigo mudo. A partir de entonces, los cuatro nuevos amigos comenzarán las pesquisas para resolver la misteriosa muerte de unos perros, recorriendo juntos el foro, la necrópolis romana y el puerto de Ostia, y lo que es mejor, se convertirán en muy buenos amigos.

P.K. n’a que douze ans, mais il s’est déjà fait une réputation. On se l’arrache ! Et tous les coups sont permis pour s’assurer ses services... jusqu’à le kidnapper ! Ce que la belle Opal Blossom n’hésite pas à faire. Elle lui confie une nouvelle mission : espionner son fiancé, dont elle doute de la parfaite fidélité. Mais P.K. ne se doutait pas que le fiancé en question serait Poker Face Jace, son propre ami et professeur. Et qu’il allait encore s’attirer des ennuis...

Jonathan and his friends are called to Rome by the emperor in the winter of 80 A.D. to find the new Prometheus believed to have brought an epidemic to the city, but Jonathan, obsessed with reuniting his parents, makes some unwise--and life-threatening--choices.

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.

Ils sont quatre : Flavia, fille d''un riche armateur romain, Jonathan, un jeune chrétien, Nubia, l''esclave africaine, et Lupus, le jeune mendiant muet. Durant l''éruption du Vésuve, ils ont connu l''enfer. Ils ont survécu. Mais d''autres menaces les guettent...

Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in ancient Roman times, August, AD 80. In Rome, Emperor Titus has announced a hundred days of games to celebrate the opening of the new amphitheatre. Flavia, Nubia and Lupus organize an invitation to attend--but their real mission in Rome is to find Jonathan. Their search leads them to the heart of the games where they encounter criminals and conspirators, wild beasts--and gladiators!