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Home Sweet Rome

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Mira travels around the world—and into the past—in search of her missing mother, visiting the Wonders of the Modern World. Illustrated with line drawings from Mira's very own sketchbook.

A new postcard from her time-traveling mother points Mira to the 16th century Rome. But before she can rescue her mom, she must follow the clues left around the city to find Giordano Bruno, a famous thinker and mathematician, who discovered something so shocking that important Italian officials don't want it revealed. All the while avoiding the Watchers—time-traveling police who want Mira back in her own time.

It's another whirlwind adventure for Mira, and this time she is determined to bring her mother out of the past.

Praise for Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris:

"An engrossing, diary-style blend of history, mystery, and time travel."—Publishers Weekly

"With an engaging story, accessible history, and a spunky heroine, Mira's Diary is an absorbing, fast-pace adventure."—School Library Journal

"Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris is a passionate celebration of honor and integrity...fast paced and compelling."—Karen Cushman, Newberry Medal Winner and New York Times bestselling author

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    • Kirkus

      March 15, 2013
      Time-traveler Mira returns in a perilous mission involving the Renaissance, the Inquisition and banned books. When Mira receives another postcard from the past, she knows her mother--who continues to journey through time in an attempt to prevent a disastrous, potential future event--needs Mira's help. This sequel follows the established format of the previous tale (Lost in Paris, 2012): Mira must decipher messages left by her mother regarding a historical person and event while moving in and out of various moments in time. Transported to Rome in 1595 during the Inquisition, Mira determines that she must aid Giordano Bruno, a scholarly monk soon to be condemned for heresy. Before long, Mira is masquerading as a boy, transcribing Bruno's book for a prominent cardinal and mingling with the painter Caravaggio. Moss' elaborate descriptions evoke Italy during the Renaissance era, detailing the architecture and the art as well as providing small vignettes of everyday life. She also introduces another element of intrigue to the series when Mira discovers Bruno is a fellow time traveler. Devastated after witnessing Bruno's execution, Mira feels compelled to preserve Bruno's ideas for the future, devising a daring plan to save his writings. Mira's latest quest leaves readers pondering what other discoveries in the past await this dauntless time traveler. (author's note, bibliography) (Fantasy. 10-14)

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    • School Library Journal

      May 1, 2013

      Gr 6-9-In this sequel to Lost in Paris (Sourcebooks, 2012), Mira, her brother, and their father receive a cryptic message from their mother, who is still hidden somewhere in the fabric of time on a secret mission. Mira's gift for time travel transports her to 16th-century Rome through touchstones, though she still can't seem to control how or when, and she hobnobs with famous artists like Caravaggio and his forward-thinking circle of philosophers and scientists. Moss's writing is conversational, accessible, and engaging. Small sketches dot the pages, adding to the book's charm and appeal. The historical figures are given genuine voices, and Rome's present and past topography leaps off the pages. Struggling readers within the book's target audience may find the blend of real and fictional characters, the fast-paced jumps between the present and past, and the theories of time and space confusing. Mira's Jewish heritage and stance against anti-Semitism are only briefly mentioned in the story, unlike in Lost in Paris, where they help drive the narrative. Readers will continue to root for Mira, an intelligent, creative, and vulnerable protagonist with strong convictions to do what is right.-Elly Schook, Jamieson Elementary School, Chicago

      Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2013
      Just as Mira (Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris) thinks she's getting the hang of time travel, her missing, time-hopping mother adds a new task: Mira must disguise herself as a boy in sixteenth-century Rome and track down the mathematician Giordano Bruno (while avoiding the Watchers, time-travel police). This second diary-format novel neatly packages Italian Renaissance history with time-travel adventure. Bib.

      (Copyright 2013 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • ATOS Level:5.3
  • Lexile® Measure:760
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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