Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii

By SHECTER, Vicky Alvear

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ISBN
9780545509930 9780545509947
Publisher
Scholastic Arthur A. Levine Bks.


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on May 1, 2014  |  Grades 9 and Up

Gr 7 Up—Lucia, the daughter of Titurius of Pompeii, is doomed to marry a rich old man to secure money for her father's gladiatorial school. As the wedding approaches, she falls into forbidden love with Tag, the family's medical slave. The two eventually plan to run away together, but many factors interfere. Lucky for them, Mount Vesuvius throws the city into chaos by erupting, providing the young lovers a per...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Horn Book Guide

Reviewed on January 1, 2014

Set in the weeks leading up to Vesuvius's eruption, this love story follows a young Roman couple as their forbidden love bl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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