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Available
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (1971), Edition: [1st American ed.], Paperback
Description
The purchase of a slave for their teacher leads a group of schoolboys in ancient Rome into a dangerous intrigue.
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LibraryThing member Hamburgerclan
This one is a mystery in the sense that "Scooby Doo" is a mystery. You need some sort of plot in which to intertwine the jokes. Set in ancient Rome, "Mysteryof the Roman Ransom" tells the story of seven boys--all classmates and sons of famous senators. They buy a slave, Udo, as a birthday gift for
--J.
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their tutor and it turns out that Udo was unwittingly involved in a plot to murder one of the boys' fathers. But which father is threatened and how will they save him? The book plays out like a good sitcom with lovable characters and amusing twists to the story. 'Tis definitely worth checking out.--J.
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Original publication date
1990-05
Physical description
186 p.; 8 inches
ISBN
0152566120 / 9780152566128