Our penultimate series recommendation is for The Roman Mysteries by Caroline Lawrence. This historical fiction series is set in ancient Rome (starting in AD79) and incorporates real events and real people within its stories. The series grow with you as a reader which means the books get more complex as it progresses. There are 17 books in total and although I have read every one of them, you can stop at any time as each book is a separate adventure. The stories follow the exploits of Flavia Gemina (who is a natural at solving mysteries and the daughter of a ship's captain), Jonathan (a Jewish boy and secretly a Christian), Nubia (an African slave girl) and Lupus (a mute beggar boy). Together they work together to solve various mysteries and crimes. Suitable for year 7 and above and I loved them.
Mrs
Godden