Lawrence, Caroline.

The pirates of Pompeii / Caroline Lawrence. - 197 pages : maps ; 20 cm. - The Roman mysteries, bk. 3. .

Originally published in 2001.
Reissued in 2012 by Orion Children's Books. -- t. verso.

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. Pirates and missing children abound in the third exciting installment of the Roman Mysteries.

Grade School


Text in English

9781842550229 (pbk)


Kidnapping -- Juvenile fiction.
Pirates -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.


Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. -- Juvenile fiction.
Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79 -- Juvenile fiction.

808.899282 L435 2012.