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The Pirates of Pompeii
  

The Pirates of Pompeii (Paperback)

by Caroline Lawrence (Author)
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  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Orion Children's Books (2 April 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1842556363
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842556368
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,111,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Bookseller, 25 Jan 2002

'The Pirates of Pompeii' does not disappoint... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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AD 79, following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of 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. Their discovery that children are being kidnapped from the camps- among them the daughter of the powerful Publius Pollius Felix- leads them to solve the mystery of the pirates of Pompeii. A terrifically exciting and dramatic story and a brilliant picture of the aftermath of a great disaster. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Pirates of Pompeii, 31 May 2004
By Emma (England) - See all my reviews
The Pirates of Pompeii is a great book. When I went on holiday to Spain I had to stay out of the sun for a bit, and reading ths book made me want to stay out of the sun for ages. It rocks!

The book is about the friends, who stay with a very rich man called Felix. Then they find out that somebody is kindapping children and Flavia , Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus set out to discover who!

I really enjoyed the third set of entertaining magic, the third Roman Mystery. If you read it, you'll want to read more!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME, 6 Aug 2002
By Lindsey (Houston, TX U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
An action, adventure story awesomely told.

As with Caroline Lawrence's other stories, I couldn't put the book down, and kept reading until the end.

I like this book so much because of the way the story is told. I felt as if I was a part of the excitement.

Set in ancient Rome, four children must discover who has been kidnapping children after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Suddenly, they find themselves in a world of slavery, misery, and hardship after being kidnapped by the slavers themselves!

Could the mastermind of the whole thing be the Patron, an extremely powerful person who is the Emperor Titus` friend? Or is the real criminal a different ill wisher?

Definitely a book action lovers must read!

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A future classic, 15 Feb 2005
By Patricia Kleeb (Fleet, Hants United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
No matter which way you look at it, this book, like all of Lawrence's Roman mysteries, is flawless. Impeccably researched,it's child-friendly while remaining true to the brutalities of life in Ancient Rome, and the characters are so life-like characterisations that my sons and I often remark, 'Oh, Lupus would like that,' or 'That's just the sort of thing Jonathan would say!' The books are also often very funny and have us in stitches. But perhaps the best thing about them is the beautiful, understated writing. With a few simple words this writer can effortlessly evoke a scene. And, as with all the best children's writers, she puts a lot of delicious food into her stories. If you want your children to understand the after-effects of the tsunami, read them this book: it's all
here. How history repeats itself! Caroline Lawrence, you are an absolute five star star! And by the way, I'm a history teacher.
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5.0 out of 5 stars quinti notissimi apud romani
Had Enid Blyton been writing now, and had she set her books in Roman times, this is the series she might have written. Read more
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I have given The Pirates Of Pompeii five full stars because it is a very good action packet mystery story. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Pirates of Pompeii is really exciting
I thought this was a brilliant book. It was very exciting and I think it is my favourite out of the three Caroline Lawrence books so far. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars It was really good
I am going to write a review about The Pirates of Pompeii by Caroline Lawrence.

I liked because it had a very exciting plot. Read more

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