Paulina and the Disaster at Pompeii - (Girls Survive Graphic Novels) by Barbara Perez Marquez (Paperback)

About the Book

Twelve-year-old Paulina is delivering bread to her new friend Fabia's home when Mount Vesuvius begins erupting. When Fabia's father leaves to help fellow Pompeii residents evacuate, the girls make their way through the city, helping others where they can. Includes facts about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Book Synopsis

Twelve-year-old Paulina is delivering bread to her new friend Fabia's home when the air begins to fill with smoke and ash. Mount Vesuvius is erupting! Fabia's father leaves to help fellow Pompeii residents evacuate, telling the girls to make their way to the port where they can board boats to escape. But Paulina cannot leave her family behind. The two girls make their way through the city, helping others where they can. Will they escape the volcano disaster and be reunited with their loved ones? Part of the Girls Survive Graphic Novel series, Paulina and the Disaster at Pompeii brings a defining historical even to life.