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Every hundred years, a mysterious briefcase lands on the shoulders of four children—Harvey of New York, Mistral of Paris, Sheng of Shanghai, and Elettra, the hotel owner's daughter in Rome—each sharing a Leap Day birthday. When the briefcase’s owner is murdered, the kids decipher a series of cryptic clues that lead them through Rome’s dusty libraries and shadowy catacombs. Their quest is to find the Ring of Fire, an ancient artifact said even a Roman emperor could not control. This first installment of Pierdomenico Baccalario’s Century series blends mystery and adventure across four cities, challenging the youngsters to save the world.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Pierdomenico Baccalario
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