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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100152162682
ISBN-139780152162689
eBay Product ID (ePID)2236211
Product Key Features
Book TitleMystery of the Roman Ransom
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Historical / Ancient Civilizations, Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Historical / Renaissance
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes, Biermann, Fritz
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorHenry Winterfeld
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight6.2 Oz
Item Length7.6 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2002-024386
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"For those of you who enjoyed the delightful and witty Detectives in Togas: those seven irrepressible young detectives are back again. . . . Glorious fun abounds on each page, making this a most welcome sequel indeed."--Publishers Weekly, "For those of you who enjoyed the delightful and witty Detectives in Togas : those seven irrepressible young detectives are back again. . . . Glorious fun abounds on each page, making this a most welcome sequel indeed."-- Publishers Weekly, "For those of you who enjoyed the delightful and witty Detectives in Togas: those seven irrepressible young detectives are back again. . . . Glorious fun abounds on each page, making this a most welcome sequel indeed."--Publishers Weekly --
Grade FromThird Grade
Dewey DecimalFic
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisIn these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure. It seems the boys can get nothing right: Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is long past (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message he's carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senator--the father of one of the boys.
Good story, but Thriftbooks should monitor condition better.
This is a terrific story as part of the Sonlight curriculum for World History. I was disappointed with the condition of the cover, however. I realize this happens from time to time when buying from Thriftbooks, because different people assess condition differently.