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Overview"""Every hundred years, four kids from four cities must save the world."" Rome, December 29. A mix-up with their reservations forces Harvey from New York, Mistral from Paris, and Sheng from Shanghai to share a room with the hotel owner's daughter, Elettra. The four kids discover an amazing coincidence--they all have birthdays on February 29, Leap Day. That night, a strange man gives them a briefcase and asks them to take care of it until he returns. Soon afterward, the man is murdered. The kids open the briefcase. In it they find a series of clues that take them all over Rome, through dusty libraries and dark catacombs, in search of the elusive Ring of Fire, an ancient object so powerful that legend says even a Roman emperor couldn't control it. In the first book of the Century quartet, Italian author P. D. Baccalario begins a mystery that will take four cities and four extraordinary kids to solve. ""From the Hardcover edition.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pierdomenico Baccalario , Carrington MacDuffiePublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Listening Library Dimensions: Width: 13.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 15.00cm Weight: 0.236kg ISBN: 9780307582430ISBN 10: 0307582434 Publication Date: 08 September 2009 Recommended Age: From 10 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviews"""The plot is masterful, with cliffhangers galore . . . and an ending that both satisfies and whets the appetite for more.""--""Kirkus Reviews"" ""From the Hardcover edition.""" The plot is masterful, with cliffhangers galore . . . and an ending that both satisfies and whets the appetite for more. -- Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition. The plot is masterful, with cliffhangers galore . . . and an ending that both satisfies and whets the appetite for more. -- Kirkus Reviews <br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition. Author Information"P. D. Baccalario was born in Acqui Terme, a beautiful little town in Piedmont, Italy. He now lives in Milan. ""From the Hardcover edition.""" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |