Delta and the Lost City
Anna Fargher
Illustrated by David Dean
Ages 9 to 11
04 July 2024Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Synopsis
Follow Delta the wolfdog around Pompeii in 79 AD while the shadow of the great volcano Mount Vesuvius looms, from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Umbrella Mouse, Anna Fargher. Illustrated throughout in black and white by David Dean.
It’s the year 79 AD, and the earth around Pompeii is quaking . . .
Young wolfdog Delta finds herself on the run...
Details
04 July 2024224 pages
9781529046892Imprint: Macmillan Children's Books
Reviews
With exciting twists and turns in every chapter, this is the best adventure set during the explosion of Vesuvius since Robert Harris’ Pompeii, and Delta, who is courageous, loyal and loving, is one of the finest animal protagonists to appear in children’s literature in recent times.Charlotte Eyre, The Bookseller
An ambitious and wonderfully well-achieved first novel.Michael Morpurgo on The Umbrella Mouse
a breath-taking adventure which blazes through the historic streets of London like the Great Fire itselfChris Callaghan on The Fire Cats of London
A spellbinding tale of bravery and hope, where courage is found in the smallest of heroes.Gill Lewis on The Umbrella Mouse
