FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HORRIBLE HISTORIES, NAMED 'THE OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S NON-FICTION AUTHOR OF THE 20TH CENTURY' BY _BOOKS FOR KEEPS_ ____________________ AD 113 The young boy Pertinax helps his grandmother prepare a feast in Pliny's household. As all the workers are busy in the kitchen, the young boy keeps Pliny company in the garden. He is told a story by the great Pliny himself. The tale is of a terrifying ghost that haunted a garden. But there's no truth in ghost stories ... or is there? A tale based on a key moment in Roman history, full of Terry Deary's dark humour and dry wit. ____________________ 'BUBBLING WITH WIT, LANGUAGE PLAY AND ROBUST DIALOGUE....JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF INGREDIENTS TO TRIGGER YOUNG READERS' INTEREST IN ALL THINGS HISTORICAL.' _Books For Keeps_