My Family and Other Romans: a laugh-out-loud funny time-travel adventure for fans of Loki

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Suddenly Silvia finds herself half-schoolgirl, half-goddess with the fate of her entire family resting upon her. 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. On top of meeting mythical monster and gods, she finds more than she bargained for - family she didn’t even know she had. When she’s not writing funny fiction for children, you’ll find her supporting other girls and boys to follow their writing dreams.

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 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.

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! 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. A laugh-out-loud funny family caper full of excitemnt and heart: perfect for fans of Who Let the Gods Out !

With Basting’s wonderfully quirky sense of humour, you get a book that will surprise and delight young readers. 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. 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? This children’s book is ideal for: imagining Roman History through a modern child’s eyes and appreciating people’s innate talents. 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.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Please put in the notes your child first name and class number so we can deliver it to the correct person.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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.Following her dad’s battle re-enactment, Silvia de Luca ends up having to follow him back in time to Ancient Rome. 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 . But then something magical happened and Marie finally came to realise that girls like her can do anything they want.