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The Last Girls of Pompeii
By Lasky, Kathryn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67006-196-9
- Publisher
- New York : Viking, c2007.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2007
Gr 6-8 In this compelling novel set in A.D. 79, 12-year-old Julia, born with a deformed arm, is the youngest sister in the Petreius family. Cornelia, her self-centered older sister, is to be married, and Julia and her slave, Sura, are caught up in the wedding preparations. Because of her arm, Julia knows she will never marry and, in fact, she discovers to her horror that she is to be placed in the slightly suspect Temple of Damia ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
The friendship between a rich Roman girl and her slave is threatened by the family's decision to remove both girls...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
