Author(s): Lauren Tarshis

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"No-one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. They figure
that the beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes–and always
goes back to sleep. But Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly wrong—and his father, who trusts
science more than mythical beasts, agrees. Although they themselves are trying to flee a dangerous man,
they want to warn others about the mountain. But who will believe Marcus, a young slave boy, and his
father? When Vesuvius explodes into a huge cloud of ash and rocks that fall from the sky like rain, will they
have time to escape—and survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?"