Author: Kathryn Lasky
Reading Level: 5th-7th
Publisher: Viking
Edition: Hardcover, 2007 (ARC)
The imagined story of a group of nobles, slaves, and gladiators during the days leading to the eruption of Vesuvius is a great topic. I enjoyed the historical details but at the same time found that at certain points, the “history lesson” overshadows the momentum of the plotline and thus slows down the pacing of an otherwise very exciting tale.
Fairrosa Cyber Library 