Janeczko was published in new york by random house, in 2009 isbn 9780375858956. Ring of fire century quartet, book 1 baccalario, p. To edit or update the above biography on pierdomenico baccalario, please log in or register. Baccalario begins a mystery that will take four cities and four extraordinary kids to solve. A mixup with their reservations forces harvey from new york, mistral from paris, and sheng from shanghai to share a room with the hotel owners daughter, elettra. 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 couldnt control it. Baccalario continues the mystery that will take four cities and four extraordinary kids to solve. Sep 28, 2010 i love pierdomenico baccalario s books. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Ring of fire, an ancient object so powerful that legend says even a roman emperor couldnt control it.
Dragon of seas century quartet, book 4 by p d baccalario. In rome, on december 29, four 12 yearold kids find themselves forced to share a hotel room. Century series by pierdomenico baccalario goodreads. Published september 8th 2009 by random house books for young readers first published october. The book was popular in italy but unfortunately was never translated into english. Meant to be the da vinci code for kids, and it delivers. Ring of fire century quartet, book 1 paperback april 27, 2010 by p. Century quartet book i by pierdomenico baccalario the first in a series, ring of fire is built upon a fascinating premise. Buy a cheap copy of star of stone book by pierdomenico baccalario. In the third installment of the century quartet, italian author p.
Baccalario random house, 2009, upper middle grade, 291 pp is an exciting fantasymystery for sixth graders on up. In the second installment of the century quartet, more. Ring of fire century quartet, book 1 pdf free download epdf. A meeting with an archaeologist friend of harveys dad brings mistral, elettra, harvey, and sheng together again in paris. Paris, june 20 when new information turns up about the star of stone, the object they found in new york, mistral, elettra, harvey, and sheng meet again in. In the first book of the century quartet, italian author p. Pierdomenico baccalario books, biography, contact information.
Oct 17, 2006 century, the ring of fire, is an excellent book for young adults. This wiki is about four kids, sheng wan ho from shanghai, mistral blanchard from paris, harvey miller from new york, and elettra melodia from rome. Pierdomenico baccalario was born in acqui terme, italy, in 1974. In the first audiobook of the century quartet, italian author p. His searchers are an international quartet of preteens, all born on february 29. Sep 24, 2009 though translated from the italian, this book keeps its edge and poses question after question. Pierdomenico baccalario is a published author of childrens books. Baccalario continues the mystery that will take four cities and four extraordinary kids to. They are drawn together by unknown forces to find the mysterious ring of fire. Paris, june 20 when new information turns up about the star of stone, the ob.
Not only do you learn about interesting historical facts, but you get a good sense of new york city. Ring of fire century quartet, book 1 hardcover walmart. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. When i found book 1 of the century quartet and noted the author i was thrilled. They are thrown into their searchthis time for the star of stoneimmediately after elettra, mistral and sheng get off the plane in the united states, chaperoned by elettras aunt linda. Childrens dragon of seas by pierdomenico baccalario. Buy ring of fire century quality 1 by baccalario, pierdomenico isbn. In this first book in the century quartet, baccalario offers an uneven tale of four children discovering their crucial roles in an event of global proportions. As the equinox approaches, sheng, elettra, harvey, and mistral know they must come together one. Jan 24, 2010 ring of fire century quartet book 1, by r.
New york city, march 15 another mysterious artifact reunites harvey from new york, elettra from rome, mistral from paris, and sheng from shanghai in their. Oct 14, 2009 ring of fire century quartet book i by p. I first saw it at the school library and i supposed it would be an interesting book, so i borrowed it and totally fell in love with it. Paris, june 20 when new information turns up about the star of stone, the object they found in new york, mistral, elettra, harvey, and sheng meet again in paris. Sep 25, 2012 in the fourth installment of the century quartet, italian author p. While the plot sounds promising, the actually story was a little hard to follow. In the second installment of the century quartet, italian author p. The four kids discover an amazing coincidencethey all have birthdays on february 29, leap day.
The author, pierdomenico baccalario, a native of italy, sets this treasure hunt in rome. Every hundred years, four kids from four cities must save the world. Century, the ring of fire, is an excellent book for young adults. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. As the equinox approaches, sheng, elettra, harvey, and mistral know they must come together one last time. Pierdomenico baccalario audio books, best sellers, author.
Ring of fire century quartet, book 1 by p d baccalario book cover, description, publication history. He wrote the ulysses moore series for scholastic which ended abruptly. Ring of fire is book one of the century quartet the english translation by leah d. Ring of fire is the english translation of lanello di fuoco, the 2006 italian fantasy novel for young people written by pierdomenico baccalario, with illustrations by lacopo bruno. Ring of fire century quartet, book 1 by p d baccalario. Star of stone century quartet book ii by p d baccalario. Ring of fire century quartet, book 1 by pierdomenico baccalario and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available.
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