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See You Later, Gladiator #9 (Time Warp Trio)
by Jon Scieszka (Illustrator: Adam McCauley)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Viking Juvenile (2000-10-23)
ISBN: 0670893404
EAN: 9780670893409
Binding/Media: Hardcover - 96 pages
Edition: 1st Ed.
Release Date: 2000-10-23
SKU: 00034
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Almost like new, minor wrinkle on back edge of dust jacket, few scuffs.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Joe, Sam, and Fred discover that "When in Rome, you might not really want to do as the Romans do." Hard knock gladiator school, cheating chariot racers, and a poison-packing emperor are just the beginning of the guys' Roman education. Their only hope to escape the bloodthirsty crowd in the Coliseum is to find a certain librarium . . . or was that the vomitorium? And you thought adding XVII and XXIX was tough!
"Told at a quicksilver pace, the stories are furious and funny . . . these volumes will be requested time after time." --Booklist
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Amazon.com Review
"Gratias tibi ago quia me gladio tuo non fodisti." That's "thank you for not poking me with your sword," a useful phrase for the hapless time-traveling trio, Sam, Fred, and Joe, when they find themselves flunking out of gladiator school in ancient Rome. While wrestling in Joe's bedroom after school one day, the three accidentally bump into a bookshelf, on top of which is The Book, a magical blue tome with strange silver symbols. As the boys know only too well from previous time wanderings (Summer Reading Is Killing Me, Tut Tut, Knights of the Kitchen Table, etc.), once that hazy green mist starts swirling around them, they're in for another adventure. And what an adventure this one is! From one of the most incredible food-fight scenes in literature, to a two-on-one (two giant hairy gladiators against one puny time warper) test of strength, to a romp through the forbidden Temple of Vesta, our three bumbling heroes--and chortling young readers--get a taste of ancient Rome. Perfectly juvenile humor, suspense, and some quick thinking by the boys makes every title in the Time Warp Trio series a thoroughly satisfying read. (Ages 7 to 11) --Emilie Coulter
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