Lawrence, Caroline The Thieves of Ostia.

From: The Book Report | Date: November 1, 2002| Author: Schoenherr, Leslie | Copyright information

2002. 160pp. $15.95 hc. Roaring Brook Press (Millbrook Press). 0-7613-1582-9. Grades 5-8

The curious and indomitable Flavia has a knack for solving mysteries, but trying to uncover who is killing the neighborhood dogs may be the undoing of her and her three unlikely friends. When her new neighbor Jonathan, a Jewish/Christian, discovers his beloved watchdog brutally killed and beheaded, Flavia, her slave girl Nubia, and a mute beggar boy they befriend work together to fin...

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