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? You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

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. Suddenly Silvia finds herself half-schoolgirl, half-goddess with the fate of her entire family resting upon her. And wait until you meet the rest of her 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.

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. She learns to be brave and follow her instincts to make the right decisions that will save the world- past and present. 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. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. 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!

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? 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? 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. 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.

Following her dad’s battle re-enactment, Silvia de Luca ends up having to follow him back in time to Ancient Rome. 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. 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. 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.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. 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. 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. A laugh-out-loud funny family caper full of excitemnt and heart: perfect for fans of Who Let the Gods Out ! I raced through this like a runaway chariot - huge fun, loads of larping laughs and riotous Roman mayhem. 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.

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.