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Mystery of the Roman Ransom

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By Henry Winterfeld
Publisher HMH Trade
Mystery of the Roman Ransom
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introIn these two delightful historymysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure. It seems the boys can get nothing right Their teachers fiftieth birthday is longpast (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isnt just your runofthemill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message hes carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senatorthe father of one of the boys.

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35095 words35,095 words
240 pages240 pages
Lexile 730LLexile 730L
Grade 2 to 7Grade 2 to 7
Age 7-12Age 7-12
Published 2002Published 2002

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9780152162689

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