Detectives in togas detectives in togas, book 1 by henry winterfeld. In these two delightful historymysteries, seven boys in ancie. Set in ancient rome, the story follows a group of schoolboys who try to solve several crimes. Detectives in togas detectives in togas, book 1 by henry winterfeld book cover, description, publication history.
Although the boys are proud of their school, the lessons are sometimes boring, and everyone has given xanthos the nickname xantippus, in reference to the wife of socrates, who was known for her nagging. Follow henry winterfeld and explore their bibliography from s henry winterfeld author page. What are the characters names in detectives in togas. It was hard to put down as henry winterfeld leaves a nice cliff hanger at the end of each chapter until you finally find out who. Who are the main characters of detectives in togas. Meet the teen books site members ms childrens books the. In these two delightful historymysteries, seven boys in ancient rome solve strange crimes. Detectives in togas seven roman boys, all the sons of wealthy families, attend the school run by the greek mathematician and scholar, xanthos. A quartet of novels by german author henry winterfeld comes to light once more. Detectives in togas jestresss forgotten books and stories. Who are the main characters of detectives in togas answers. Detectives in togas is a childrens book written by henry winterfeld, and translated from the german by richard and clara winston. There are some parts that you will not understand unless you read the first book. What are the characters names in detectives in togas answers.
Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld, charlotte. While not all of the books on this new list may be crime fiction, theyre all important. Customize your own literature programselect arrows for the books you want to read this year. I didnt like the cover of the book and why would i want to read a story about schoolboys living in ancient rome. Detectives in togas was marketed for children ages 912 summary. Henry winterfeld, charlotte kleinert, clara winston, professor richard winston. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Buy detectives in togas by henry winterfeld online at alibris. It was hard to put down as henry winterfeld leaves a nice cliff hanger at the end of each chapter until you. This story is a very good readatnight or readwhenbored book. John rhode, the shadow on the cliff the fourply yarn 1944. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. It was published in 1956, and reissued in 1984, 1990, and 2003. Cc cycle 1 booklist with book selections correlating with classical conversations, all subjects and weeks of.
In an effort to save a boy wrongly accused, a group of young friends living in ancient rome search for the culprit who scrawled graffiti on the temple wall. Yes, rufus wrote caius is a dumbbell on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the schoolroom, did not tie up his teacher, and certainly did not paint his slur about caius on the. It is in a series of other books by this german author and translated into english, but there isnt a series title. Henry winterfeld in an effort to save a boy wrongly accused, a group of young friends living in ancient rome search for. The setting is the same except their slave is a secret curior that is carrying a message about witch of the boys fathers is to be murdered. It was hard to put down as henry winterfeld leaves a nice cliff hanger at the end of each chapter until you finally find out who did it. In fact, detectives in togas is a whodunit which involves seven boys who live in rome.
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