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    Mission to Marathon
    Mission to Marathon
    Mission to Marathon
    Ebook54 pages28 minutes

    Mission to Marathon

    By Geoffrey Trease

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    A story set in Ancient Greece. When news reaches Athens that
    Persian ships are about to invade Greece at Marathon, Philip knows that
    his uncle and grandmother are in great danger. As his brothers and
    father are busy preparing for war, he is the only one who can cross the
    mountains and warn his family. The race is on...but will he reach them
    in time?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateJun 21, 2012
    ISBN9781408152775
    Mission to Marathon
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    Geoffrey Trease

    Geoffrey Trease was a prolific writer, with over 100 books to his name, and has been translated into 20 languages. He is best known for his children's historical fiction. His most popular and successful book, Cue For Treason, portrayed a company of strolling players in Shakespeare's time and a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth I.

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