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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
fast-paced
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
My 3rd grader and I read this one together! She was very engaged in the story and we enjoyed discussing what we thought the characters would do next and what we would do in their situation. I averaged our ratings to get 3.75 😊
Interesting look into the history of Pompeii. Quite enjoyed the fictionalized version of a true event.
My son and I read this book together. Not as good as the others in this series. He rated it a 5, I rated it a 3.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This seemed more fictional than informational and I can't say anyone reading this would understand the uniqueness of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the burning/burial of Pompeii. I suppose it's a nice fictional account of what life would have been like in the year 79, but I can't say I've become any more enlightened from this book. I'd be curious to read Lauren Tarshis' other books to see how much true information she includes in some of her other I Survived books.
This book in the historical fiction series, I Survived, follows Marcus who lives in Pompeii in AD 79. What I liked about this book is that the author used references they would have used during this time period - to the Muses, the Greek gods, statues, slavery, and the lack of knowledge in the sciences from the masses.
*read on an airplane
*read on an airplane
emotional
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No