The Last Girls of Pompeii
of Kathryn Lasky
Description
In Pompeii, in the summer of A.D. 79, Julia and Sura appear to lead opposite lives. Julia is the daughter of a wealthy ship-builder; Sura is an orphan. Julia bears the Curse of Venus a withered arm; Sura s beauty turns heads. Julia is free; Sura is her slave. Then Julia learns that her parents are planning to put her in the service of the Temple of Damia, the center of a cultish new religion, and Sura will be sold to an awful man who plans to make her his concubine.But when Mt. Vesuvius erupts, Julia s and Sura s fates are forever altered, forcing them both to face the true meaning of freedom."
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Book Details
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 184 pages
- Publisher Viking Children's Books
- Publication Date May 17th 2007
- First Publication Not informed
- Language English
- ISBN 9780670061969
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Pompeii (Italy)']
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