With Basting’s wonderfully quirky sense of humour, you get a book that will surprise and delight young readers. 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. 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. Following her dad’s battle re-enactment, Silvia de Luca ends up having to follow him back in time to Ancient Rome. 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.

But then something magical happened and Marie finally came to realise that girls like her can do anything they want. Suddenly Silvia finds herself half-schoolgirl, half-goddess with the fate of her entire family resting upon her. 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 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. 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.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. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. A laugh-out-loud funny family caper full of excitement and heart: perfect for fans of Loki, Horrible Histories and Who Let the Gods Out? 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.

I really loved how she found out the she was a demo-god and had some very famous Roman mythology characters for brothers and sisters.

Please put in the notes your child first name and class number so we can deliver it to the correct person. 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. 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. She learns to be brave and follow her instincts to make the right decisions that will save the world- past and present.

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. 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. 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 . 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. 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.