It's the summer of a.d. 79. Flavia, her friend Jonathan, the young
mute Lupus, and the slave Nubia have lived through the eruption of
Vesuvius. A camp has been set up for those who fled Pompeii.
Children are disappearing, however, and rumors of slavers terrify
an already scarred people. The four young heroes are sent to a
lovely villa, home of the charismatic Publius Pollius Felix,
ostensibly out of harm's way. Felix is called The Patron and at
first they think he may be responsible for the missing children.
His own daughter is spoiled and selfish, and a catfight between her
and Flavia is the proximate cause of pirates' grabbing all of them,
except Lupus. With Lupus's wily assistance, they instigate most of
their own rescue, and Flavia formally frees Nubia. What made the
two earlier titles so good was their fast pace and Roman setting:
this one is marred by events and mindsets that sound a bit too
contemporary; still, readers will want to continue the story.
(glossary, author's note) (Historical fiction. 10-14) (Kirkus
Reviews)
It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying 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. When the friends discover that children are being kidnapped
from the camps, they start to investigate and soon solve the
mystery of the pirates of Pompeii. A terrifically exciting and
dramatic story packed with superb historical detail.
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