The Pirates of Pompeii

Author	Ruth Downie
ISBN	1596912316

Gaius Petrius Ruso is a divorced and down-on his luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in an inclement outpost of the Roman Empire, namely Britannia. His arrival in Deva (more commonly known as Chester, England) does little to improve his mood, and after a straight thirty...

Author	Mini Grey
ISBN	0375836918

Mini Grey’s spin on the nursery rhyme classic “Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle” is a love story of sorts that starts when “the dish ran away with the spoon.” In the midst of the Great Depression, Dish and Spoon become rich and famous vaudeville stars—until their taste for the high...

Author	Jordan Stratford
ISBN	0385754442

This history-mystery series continues with another fine display of brains and bravery from the Wollstonecraft Girls—Ada Bryon Lovelace and Mary Shelley. The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency was supposed to be a secret constabulary, but after the success of their first case (The Case of the Missing...

Author	Mini Grey
ISBN	0224083627

A dog, a cat, and a mouse happily share a beach house UNTIL a mysterious stranger shows up one day, and begins sowing all sorts of discord. I love the look of this one, and Grey's illustrations are always a delight.

(view spoiler)[At first I thought the stranger was trying to drive the pals away...

Author	David Walliams
ISBN	0008342571

The new children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross.

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