The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina

by Caroline Lawrence

Overview

Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times . . .

Flavia is suspicious of the new woman in her father's life, Cartilia Poplica. She's certain that Cartilia has an ulterior motive, but to find out the truth Flavia must perform twelve tasks - like the Greek hero Hercules.

So begins a thrilling journey, but what will Flavia learn at the end of her quest?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781842550250
Publisher:	Hachette Children's
Publication date:	10/01/2003
Series:	Caroline Lawrence's The Roman Mysteries Series , #6
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	620L (what's this?)
Age Range:	11 - 14 Years

About the Author

Caroline Lawrence is American. She lives with her husband by the river in London and is active as a speaker in schools and at book festivals. She took part in the British Museum's POMPEII LIVE event, giving talks that were streamed to schools all over the UK, and she is the winner of the 2009 CLASSICS ASSOCIATION PRIZE for 'a significant contribution to the public understanding of Classics'. In addition to the 17 novels in the ROMAN MYSTERIES sequence, Caroline Lawrence has written five spin-off titles, all of which have contributed to total UK sales in excess of 1 million copies.

Visit Caroline's website at www.carolinelawrence.com and follow her on Twitter @CarolineLawrenc.

Editorial Reviews

"The fast-paced story has several gory incidents, aong with pulse-pounding chase scenes, risky behavior, vivid descriptions . . . hidden treasure, and, best of all, plausible clues that ultimately lead Flavia to the real culprit."-Booklist, starred review of The Thieves of Ostia

"A fast paced, crackling good mystery."—Kirkus

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