{"product_id":"mystery-of-the-roman-ransom","title":"Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfeld","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt seems the boys can get nothing right: Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is \u003cem\u003elong \u003c\/em\u003epast (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message he's carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senator--the father of one of the boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"For those of you who enjoyed the delightful and witty \u003cem\u003eDetectives in Togas\u003c\/em\u003e: those seven irrepressible young detectives are back again. . . . Glorious fun abounds on each page, making this a most welcome sequel indeed.\"--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenry Winterfeld\u003c\/strong\u003e (1901-1990) was born in Germany. He began writing for children in 1933, when he wrote \u003cem\u003eTrouble at Timpetillo \u003c\/em\u003eentertain his son, who was sick with scarlet fever. He went on to write a number of children's books, which have been published around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003et\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45910197502138,"sku":"9780152162689","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_5906b58c-9756-4035-990d-d8516901410c.jpg?v=1779460189","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/mystery-of-the-roman-ransom","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}