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Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds himself in possession of an ancient amulet filled with magic once reserved for the Gods, and becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Valiant volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of their victorious fight to win back the Ludus Achillea, Fallon and her gladiatrix sisters have become the toast of the Republic. However, as a consequence of his actions during the Ludus uprising, Fallon's love Cai has been stripped of his Decurion rank and cast down to serve as one of Caesar's gladiators. Amid fighting for Cai's freedom, Fallon soon learns that Caesar's enemies are plotting against him and planning to get revenge on...
Author
Series
Valiant volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Fallon and her fellow gladiatrices are thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, the only thing that might save them is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.
Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Now a driver in the chariot races, Nic is still a target of the Praetors because of the magical amulet he found, and they will do anything to get their hands on it--and meanwhile, Atroxia is beginning to wake up.
Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Nicolas Calva has Caesar's magic bulla, the Malice of Mars, and he has hidden the dangerous Jupiter Stone, but he still has to find a way to defeat The Mistress, a dragon who contains the soul of the vestalis Atroxia, and who hates Rome, and save his mother and friends, and maybe even the Empire itself--and he is troubled by his sneaking sympathy for Atroxia, who was unjustly condemned.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Description
At a refugee camp following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which buried Pompeii, Flavia and her friends discover that children are disappearing and a very powerful citizen might be involved.
8) Tiger, tiger
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Two tiger cub brothers are taken from the jungle to ancient Rome, where one becomes the pampered pet of Caesar's daughter and the other becomes a man-eating "entertainment act" at the Colosseum.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 5
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A ragged stranger and the prospect of losing her family's fortune lead Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia to a seaside villa where possible danger and treasure are close at hand.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
After Marcus Cornelius Primus's father is murdered and his mother kidnapped and enslaved, Marcus is forced to fight as a gladiator, enduring brutal training while he secretly plots to avenge his father's death and rescue his mother.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Flavia and Nubia follow Jonathan to Rome and into the Golden House built by the emperor Nero, where a dangerous assassin lurks.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 8
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Suspecting their friend Jonathan is alive, Flavia, Nubia, and Lupus go to Rome for the Colosseum Games, facing wild beasts, criminals, conspirators, and gladiators, and where Nubia is called upon to make a terrible choice.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 12
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Flavia and her friends go to Rome to celebrate the Festival of Jupiter at Senator Cornix's town house, where they befriend the young charioteer, Scopas, and quickly find themselves embroiled in a campaign to sabotage one of the rival racing factions.
Author
Series
Frankie's magic soccer ball volume 2
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Frankie and his friends love playing soccer so much that they start their own team. They can always find time to play a game. After winning a magic soccer ball at a carnival, they're forced to play in some amazing games. Frankie's soccer ball transports his team to an arena where they are playing against the Rowdy Romans. Will his team be a roaring success or will the soccer battle be more than they bargained for?"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 11
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Flavia and her friends Jonathan, Lupus, and Nubia are invited to visit Pulchra, who asks them to uncover who is trying to poison her mother.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 7
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Roman mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
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.
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