Detectives in Togas (Odyssey Classic)

This Book is like a Mystery Book. I Really liked it. I read this one twice too. It was really good. I would really recommend it. I read it in 7th grade and then in 9th and it was good both times. It is interesting i don't ever remember it being boring. READ IT!

This book was alright. I remember it being weird.

This is a great book about Roman culture and intrigue. The plot was complex for my young children (5 and 8) and yet they always wanted to go on to the next chapter. I had difficulty with the number of characters but we likely read the book over too long a time. There is some violence but it isn't

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graphic. I would definitely recommend for older elementary aged children and parents.

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One of the blurbs on the front said "Humorous". I did not find this book humorous. It was not suspensful. They were not detectives. I could not keep track of which boy was which. It was a struggle to keep trudging through. Too much book for not enough story.

A lively and entertaining story about the misadventures of a group of Roman schoolboys. I enjoyed this a great deal. It's funny, fast-paced, and the scrapes the boys get into while trying to solve the mystery feel authentic.

The picture of ancient Rome portrayed in this novel reminds me of some of

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my early Latin classes, which seems to me appropriate since the book was written at a time and place when children were commonly taught Latin in the schools, and I think some of the appeal is particular for someone with that background. (At least one fairly important clue to the mystery is made quite clear - perhaps too clear - for someone with a knowledge of Greek as well as Latin, however.)

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I like this book the best .

Very funny, great for the time I read it