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“I thought the blending of fictional and real characters was cleverly done and I’d recommend this book to any child who wants to learn about ancient Rome but at the same time just enjoy a really engaging, sensitively written story. It’s very well researched and deals with themes of migration, female adolescence and growing up between worlds.” Read more...
The Best Classics Books for Children
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Reckless: The Petrified Flesh
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The Wind in the Willows
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Ben Rothery's Deadly and Dangerous Animals
by Ben Rothery
