I survived the Destruction of pompeii.
By:Lauren Tarshis
8-10
HISTORICAL FICTION
In the book I survived the destruction of Pompeii.It's about a boy named Marcus(who is a slave
to festus julius). Marcus figures out that his dad is a gladiator and is going to get killed by reigning
champ, Cyclops. Marcus thinks of a plan to sneak into the arena by disguising himself as his master
on the way he steals a man's king cobra to threaten the guards finally he manages to make it
inside, but when he does the lanista( who is basically the emperor) recognizes him as a slave.
But Marcus is too fast he chucks the snake at the lanista. While that's happening Marcus takes
his father Tata from the guards and then they steal a horse who as egre to get out as they are.The
horse whose ear looks like it has been bitten off. Then they BURST out of the gate!!! Heading right
out of the town of pompeii, and not stopping until they were at a safe distance(which in their case is
mount vesuvius),Marcus and his dad finally made it at mount vesuvius. They kept going up the
mountain because they knew that the slave hunters would not go up there. By then it was night they
settled, Marcus had a nightmare about a himself and hercules battling hydra the poisonous gas was
affecting him,”MARCUS” Tata yelled wake up.”What is it papa”,”Sulfur gas its highly unusual above
ground” said Tata “we should keep moving and we will learn more”said tata that's why there were no
insectes,and that's why the sheep died.” I’ve seen enuagh we have to leave now” says Tata Marcus
remmbers a beggar saying the world will burn we must warn the people of pompeii.And they were
off...Wil the people of pompii believe some dirty slaves? Will Tta and his son Marcus survive the
destuction of pompeii?!!
to festus julius). Marcus figures out that his dad is a gladiator and is going to get killed by reigning
champ, Cyclops. Marcus thinks of a plan to sneak into the arena by disguising himself as his master
on the way he steals a man's king cobra to threaten the guards finally he manages to make it
inside, but when he does the lanista( who is basically the emperor) recognizes him as a slave.
But Marcus is too fast he chucks the snake at the lanista. While that's happening Marcus takes
his father Tata from the guards and then they steal a horse who as egre to get out as they are.The
horse whose ear looks like it has been bitten off. Then they BURST out of the gate!!! Heading right
out of the town of pompeii, and not stopping until they were at a safe distance(which in their case is
mount vesuvius),Marcus and his dad finally made it at mount vesuvius. They kept going up the
mountain because they knew that the slave hunters would not go up there. By then it was night they
settled, Marcus had a nightmare about a himself and hercules battling hydra the poisonous gas was
affecting him,”MARCUS” Tata yelled wake up.”What is it papa”,”Sulfur gas its highly unusual above
ground” said Tata “we should keep moving and we will learn more”said tata that's why there were no
insectes,and that's why the sheep died.” I’ve seen enuagh we have to leave now” says Tata Marcus
remmbers a beggar saying the world will burn we must warn the people of pompeii.And they were
off...Wil the people of pompii believe some dirty slaves? Will Tta and his son Marcus survive the
destuction of pompeii?!!
