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Shecter, Vicky Alvear

Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii

327 pp. | Scholastic/Levine | May, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-50993-0 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-545-50994-7
(4) YA Set in the weeks leading up to Vesuvius's eruption, this love story follows a young Roman couple as their forbidden love blossoms. The historical setting is carefully researched and provides an interesting backdrop to the tale. However, stock characters (obstinate father, conniving rich boy, naive maiden, noble slave) detract from the otherwise richly detailed narrative.
Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

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