The secrets of Vesuvius /
Caroline Lawrence.
- 213 pages : maps, plans ; 20 cm.
- The Roman mysteries, bk. 2. .
Originally published in 2001. Reissued in 2012 by Orion Children's Books.
Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster. With her new friends and fellow detectives, Flavia solves a second mystery against the background of the eruption of Vesuvius.
Grade School
Text in English
9781842550212 (pbk)
Pliny, -- the Elder -- Juvenile fiction.
Children -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Juvenile fiction.