Ranger is a golden retriever who has been trained as a search-and-rescue dog. In this adventure, Ranger travels to the Colosseum in ancient Rome, where there are gladiator fights and wild animal hunts! Ranger befriends Marcus, a young boy Ranger saves from a runaway lion, and Quintus, a new volunteer gladiator who must prove himself in the arena. Can Ranger help Marcus and Quintus escape the brutal world of the Colosseum?
Kate Messner
Kate Messner is the author of
The Seventh Wish;
All the Answers;
The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., winner of the E. B. White Read Aloud Award for Older Readers;
Capture the Flag, an SCBWI Crystal Kite Award winner;
Hide and Seek;
Manhunt; and the Ranger in Time and Marty McGuire chapter book series. A former middle-school English teacher, Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and loves reading, walking in the woods, and traveling. Visit her online at katemessner.com.
