Thursday, March 27, 2014

Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld*

Six boys who  attend Xanthos' School must prove that their classmate Rufus did not deface the temple by writing "Caius is a Dumbbell".   All evidence points to him but the boys are convinced of his innocence.  Together, with their teacher-Xanthos-they investigate their town of Rome and discover some surprising information about a prominent figure.
Very exciting.  A great way to tie in Roman history in a fun, effortless way!
Takes place during the time Rome was thriving as an empire.  Lots of references to Roman gods/mythology.
*Highly recommend.
Points to discuss: word jackass, drunkenness, **spoiler alert****-a  man jumps off a roof into a pool but there is not water in it and dies.

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