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On top of meeting mythical monster and gods, she finds more than she bargained for - family she didn’t even know she had. But then something magical happened and Marie finally came to realise that girls like her can do anything they want. Silvia’s dad loves re-enacting Roman battles on Hadrian’s Wall – unfortunately, he’s stumbled through a one-way portal back to ancient Rome and dragged the whole family along for the ride. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.
Whilst re-enacting a Roman battle at Hadrian’s Wall Silvia’s dad slips through a portal, dragging the whole family back to ancient Rome. Livi's adventures straddle the modern world of cosplay and Ancient Rome - fans of Horrible Histories will LARP this up (see what I did there?
With Basting’s wonderfully quirky sense of humour, you get a book that will surprise and delight young readers. Please put in the notes your child first name and class number so we can deliver it to the correct person. It highlights how talents don’t just have to be academic or athletic to be worth pursuing and how everyone has something they’re good at. And wait until you meet the rest of her family: her uncle’s raising an army, her mum’s a warrior goddess and her dad .
I raced through this like a runaway chariot - huge fun, loads of larping laughs and riotous Roman mayhem. This children’s book is ideal for: imagining Roman History through a modern child’s eyes and appreciating people’s innate talents. My Family and Other Romans by Marie Basting you might also like: our reviews of Circus Maximus: Rider of the Storm by Annelise Gray, Vita and the Gladiator by Ally Sherrick, Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great By Dominic Sandbrook, Our Beautiful Game by Lou Kuenzler, Time School: We Will Honour Them by Nikki Young and Darwin’s Dragons by Lindsay Galvin.Reading the story will encourage discussion about what is cool and what’s not, alongside promoting the enjoyment of different activities with different groups of friends or family. Hugely entertaining and educational with lively illustrations and a fun glossary, this is the perfect read for kids studying the Romans in KS2. There was such attention to detail throughout, showing just how much time and effort the author put into creating this book. Suddenly Silvia finds herself half-schoolgirl, half-goddess with the fate of her entire family resting upon her. As an amazing adventure begins to unfold, Livi isn’t sure how to decide what to do next, especially as there could be far-reaching consequences whatever happens.
When her dad disappears just before the opening of his biggest LARP project so far, Livi finds herself looking for him in circumstances that almost defy belief. And wait until you meet the rest of her her uncle’s raising an army, her mum’s a warrior goddess and her dad . Marie Basting has pulled off a comic but poignant read with a great structure and laugh out loud lines - one of my faves: families that slay together, stay together! What happens when you’re sucked into Ancient Rome, find out that some FAMOUS names are actually related to you and YOUVE got to save the world? She learns to be brave and follow her instincts to make the right decisions that will save the world- past and present.I am a voracious reader and used to be a learning support assistant in a senior school for eight years before leaving to home school my now adult daughter. Livi and her dad’s favourite pastime isn’t necessarily the same as her friends but, for the most part, she’s Ok with this. Silvia Fortuna Juno De Luca (Livi) has a name to amaze but that’s only half her story as she’s about to find out.
Marie is the author of modern fairy tale Princess BMX and wants to show children that magic is everywhere even if it’s sometimes hard to find. If your child is at one of the schools, please DO NOT select any postage as the books are delivered to the schools on the day. Silvia loves her dad and joins in with all his role-play adventures with great enthusiasm, enjoying his company and expertise as she does so. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. When she’s not writing funny fiction for children, you’ll find her supporting other girls and boys to follow their writing dreams.A fun and funny journey through the Roman Empire and some of its better and lesser-known gods and goddesses, My Family and Other Romans catapults the reader into the enthusiastic world of modern-day historical re-enactment.
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