Renée Holler History Mysteries » Attack in the Sacred Grove « Illustrated by Hauke Kock 10+, January 2009 128 pages, 13.0 x 20.0 cm ISBN 978-3-7855-6359-5 hardcover 7,90 € (D)

Germania in the year 166 AD: Alrun, the Village Elder, is attacked. The Runes are asked for advice, and they are easy to read: a Roman must have been behind the attack. Gelsa and her friends start out to look for the perpetrator. Suddenly they encounter an eerie Roman horseman with an iron mask who wants to keep the children from going on… A captivating insight into a time when Germanic tribes were living side by side with the Romans.
- captivating and interactive mystery stories for children aged 10+
- lots of background information conveyed in the story
- with an extensive time line and glossary!