{"product_id":"vita-the-gladiator-9781913696535","title":"Vita \u0026 the Gladiator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn the book \"Black Powder\", Vita, a young Roman girl, is forced into slavery after her father is murdered. She escapes with her life and ends up a slave, sharing a cell with a fierce gladiator, Brea, and her wolf. When they discover they have a common enemy, they must stand together for truth and justice. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 336 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 02 February 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Chicken House Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA thrilling Roman mystery from Historical Association Young Quills Award-winning author Ally Sherrick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for BLACK POWDER: Winner of the Historical Association Young Quills Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack Powder is a wonderfully explosive adventure set in the turbulent year of the gunpowder plot, with impossibly divided loyalties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulia Golding, author of The Diamond of Drury Lane, said, \"With its constant reversals and twists and turns, Tom's story is almost as complex as the plot and counter-plot of the Gunpowder Treason itself. The writing is lively, and the pace never flags.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Novel Society Vita longs to write the plays that she steals off to watch - but as the daughter of a high-born Roman, her only future is marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her father is murdered, everything changes. She escapes with her life - only to end up a slave, sharing a cell with a fierce gladiator, Brea, and her wolf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Vita and Brea discover they have a common enemy, they know they must stand together for truth and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rip-roaring adventure set in Roman London from the rising queen of middle-grade historical fiction, Ally Sherrick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVita, nicknamed \"Little Owl\" by her father, is an unlikely hero - but when her father is murdered, she has to uncover the truth, even if it means finding unlikely friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThemes of deceit, storytelling, and fighting justice are woven throughout this captivating tale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 248g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 197 x 128 x 20 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781913696535\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ally Sherrick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098467758330,"sku":"9781913696535","price":5.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1675433161041_book.jpg?v=1676013915","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/vita-the-gladiator-9781913696535","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}