The Thieves of Ostia (Paperback)

from lydia1879

I WAS THINKING about this series the other day and just found it and I'm so pleased! ... I can't remember how many books out of this series I read, but I read a lot of these books. (Some I read back to back.) Either way, I adored this series. I really liked the characters and looking it as an adu...

from ReadingPenguin

This is a fun little mystery book for pre-teens. In it, a roman girl called Flavia, a slave-girl called Nubia, a Christian boy called Johnothon, and a mute begger boy called Lupus all join together to find out who killed Johnothon's dog. It is a fun, but not very challanging, mystery. It covers R...

from CaroTheLibrarian

An excellent whodunnit for kids set in Ancient Rome. Flavia Gemina, daughter a sea captain become embroiled in mystery and intrigue when she and her friends discover that someone is killing local dogs. This is fun adventure for anyone aged 8+, with lots of fascinating snippets about life in Rome,...

from Breony

Simple but effective, accepting of all people from all backgrounds, slaves, homeless, people from different religions. Contains religious quotes from the christian faith. An interesting book. Contains some mild horror - dead dogs, man commits suicide. Describes life in Rome AD 79.

from shsunon

Intelligent, fearless Flavia loves to solve mysteries. Nubia, a slave girl purchased by Flavia, speaks only Greek; Flavia teaches her Latin and the reader learns Latin as well. Jonathan is a Jewish boy whose family tries to keep a low profile so that they can live and worship in peace! An observa...