Iacopo Bruno
Author
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
An unscrupulous entrepreneur forces Hector's family to close their business, as he seeks to find a magic pearl. Hector decides to find a way to thwart his plans.
When a greedy entrepreneur searching for a legendary pearl forces Hector's family to close their tourist expedition business in an Italian coastal town, Hector decides to thwart the man's plans and save the sea, his family, and his dream of becoming a deep-sea diver, just like his father....
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gino Bartali pedaled across Italy for years, winning one cycling race after another, including the 1938 Tour de France. Gino became an international sports hero! But the next year, World War II began, and it changed everything. Soldiers marched into Italy. Tanks rolled down the cobbled streets of Florence. And powerful leaders declared that Jewish people should be arrested. To the entire world, Gino Bartali was merely a champion cyclist. But Gino's...
3) Ring of fire
Author
Series
Century Quartet volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Four seemingly unrelated children are brought together in a Rome hotel where they discover that they are destined to become involved in an ancient mystery involving a briefcase full of artifacts that expose them to great danger.