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Author
Series
I survived volume 10
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"During the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, one boy struggles to escape. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times? In this thrilling addition to the bestselling I SURVIVED series, readers are taken back to antiquity with a young boy trying to escape as the giant Mount Vesuvius erupts. Does he have what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?" --
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 13
Pub. Date
1999
Lexile measure
410L
Physical Desc
74 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash.
Author
Series
Flashback Four volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
650L
Physical Desc
235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sent back in time to 79 AD, on a mission to photograph the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Flashback Four race to get their picture.
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 292 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Some corpses lie undisturbed longer than others. But when Emily discovers a body hidden in plain sight amongst the ruins of Pompeii, she sets in motion a deadly chain of events that ties her future to the fate of a woman whose story had been lost for nearly two thousand years. Emily and her husband, Colin Hargreaves, have accompanied her dear friend Ivy Brandon on a trip to Pompeii. When they uncover a corpse and the police dismiss the murder as...
Author
Series
Wolf Den trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
461 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the Wolf Den, the city's most notorious brothel, but now her survival depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought. At night in the home he bought for her, the house with the golden door, Amara's dreams are haunted by her past. She longs for her sisterhood of friends--the women at the brothel she was forced to leave behind--and worse, finds herself pursued by...
Author
Series
Wolf Den trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Union Square and Co
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Amara's journey has taken her far; from enslavement in Pompeii's Wolf Den brothel to her new life as a high-powered courtesan in Rome, but her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii. But it is 79 CE, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is about to make itself known...
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
184 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Julia knows that her physical deformity will keep her from a normal life, but counts on the continuing friendship of her life-long slave, Mitka, until they learn that both of their futures in first-century Pompeii are about to change for the worse.
8) The wolf den
Author
Series
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Paperback edition.
Physical Desc
459, 14 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A slave and prostitute in Pompeii's notorious Wolf Den brothel, Amara, once the beloved daughter of a doctor in Greece, is buoyed by the sisterhood she forges with the other women and dreams of a new beginning--if she can pay the high price for her freedom.
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Roman Aqua Augusta, the aqueduct that supplies water to Rome, but there is a problem. Springs are failing, and the sixty-mile mainline is drying up. Attilius promises Pliny, the famous scholar and commander of the navy, that he can repair the aqueduct before the reservoir runs dry. To do this, he must travel to the city of Pompeii to hire an expedition into the mountains to repair...
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Tagus is a medical slave who wants be a gladiator, Lucia is the daughter of Tag's owner and betrothed to an older man, and the two teenagers are in love with each other--but it is the year 79 and soon Vesuvius will alter their lives forever.
Author
Series
Publisher
little bee books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
139 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Mount Vesuvius is ready to erupt, threatening to destroy the city of Pompeii and everyone who lives there. Will new friends Thalia and Felix be able to escape, or are they destined to be buried under rock and ash? Thalia is excited to visit the bustling city of Pompeii, while Felix longs to leave it. As Thalia prepares to perform with her traveling troupe of actors, Felix is searching for a life of adventure away from his strict, politician father....
Author
Series
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
139 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Patrick takes a trip alone in the Imagination Station for science project research, things get a little explosive. First, his cousin Beth gets angry that she was left behind. Second, Eugene Meltsner sees red when he realizes that Patrick went to Pompeii in 79 A.D. a day before Mount Vesuvius erupts! It doesn't help that the Imagination Station is on the blink and Whit has gone missing. As Beth and Eugene frantically try to find a way fix the...
15) Blood & fire
Author
Series
Gladiator school volume 2
Publisher
Scribo
Pub. Date
2013.
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A distinguished senator has gone into hiding after being accused of treachery, leaving his family to fend for themselves. His elder son Quintus has become a gladiator, while young Lucius works as a servant in the gladiator school. Lucius is convinced of his father's innocence - but how can he prove it? The gladiator troupe is sent to Pompeii to take part in the games. It's a lawless place, where knife-wielding thugs lurk in every alleway. But Lucius...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Lexile measure
NC 920L
Physical Desc
25 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 meant death for most of the Roman citizens living in Pompeii. But some people must have survived, and Christina Balit has used this as the starting-point for her story. It tells of Tranio, an actor's son, and his friend Livia, the baker's daughter, who witness the destruction of their beloved city."--Publisher's description.
17) Pompeii
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
18) Fire mountain
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Lexile measure
GN 600L
Physical Desc
48 pages : chiefly color illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Cato is a young slave boy in the bustling Roman city of Pompeii. When Mount Vesuvius erupts without warning, Cato is separated from his mother. Will they survive the terryfying day and be reunited?"--Cover verso. Includes factual information about volcanic eruptions, famous vocanoes, slavery in Rome, Pompeii and Vesuvius, Herculaneum, and Pliny the Elder.
19) Action
Publisher
Library Ideas, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
GoChip version ; Streaming version.
Physical Desc
1 videomedia player (5 video files) : digital, sound, color ; 12 x 3 x 2 cm
Language
English
Description
Air: in the near future, breathable air does not exist. Almost all of humanity has vanished, and those chosen to restore society live in a contained state of suspended animation. Two engineers taxed with guarding the last hope for mankind attempt to sustain their own sanity and lives while conducting their vital task.
The remaining: an action-packed supernatural thriller that addresses questions of life, love and belief against an apocalyptic backdrop....