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Author
Series
Olivia books (Ian Falconer) volume 6
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
On a family vacation in Venice, Olivia indulges in gelato, rides in a gondola, and finds the perfect souvenir.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-old Cassie Arroyo is a student in Rome, but her life changes when a secret organization, the Hastati, shoots her father--and she learns that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny, a legendary object that can alter the future.
Author
Series
Greetings from somewhere volume 2
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In Venice, Italy, second graders Ethan and Ella hope to find a stolen gondola and a hidden mosaic before their parents realize they are missing.
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Escaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away from Hamburg to Venice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteen-year-old "Thief Lord," while also eluding the detective hired to return them to Germany.
Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Paulina is delivering bread to her new friend Fabia's home when Mount Vesuvius begins erupting, but when Fabia's father leaves to help fellow Pompeii residents evacuate, the girls make their way through the city, helping others where they can. Includes facts about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Series
Violet Travilla a life of faith volume 2
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Violet Travilla is invited to spend a month with her Aunt Wealthy in Ohio, but a family emergency sends her on an even more exciting voyage to Rome.
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
When Tossing Tony is invited to the World Pizza Championship in Italy, he forms a team with Quick Ken, Strong Sean, Mighty Mike, Silly Siler, and Famous Joe, along with a top secret, incredible routine for the competition. Includes a recipe for pizza and instructions for tossing pizza dough.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The mysterious box that Ranger the golden retriever found in the garden transports him back to first century Rome, where he must rescue Marcus, a young servant boy, and Quintus, a volunteer gladiator, from the brutal world of the Colosseum.
15) Romeo & Juliet
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A prose retelling of William Shakespeare's play about two young people who fall in love despite their families' age-old feud. Includes background information, character summary, and commonly asked questions.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Historical Fiction - JF
If You Like I Survived, Read These!
JF Once Upon A Summer Reading
Womens History Month - JF
If You Like I Survived, Read These!
JF Once Upon A Summer Reading
Womens History Month - JF
Description
The people of fourteenth-century Florence, Italy, starving after years of bad weather and natural disasters, now face the Black Plague but twelve-year-old Maria is determined to survive. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion question.
17) Inkheart
Author
Series
Inkheart trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
18) Scorpia
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.
19) Inkheart
Author
Series
Inkheart trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.
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