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All over Athens the cocks were crowing, the sky was turning from dark-blue to oyster-grey, and the city was waking to one of its great events, the annual festival in the vast open-air theatre. Alexis, son of Leon, was full of anticipation as he dreamed of having his own plays performed there one day. But he was to be involved in more than playwriting before the day was over, for among the spectators at the horse race, by the light of the flaming torches, he heard Hippias, the arrogant dandy, and a stranger with a beaked nose and over-high cheekbones, plotting to overthrow the democracy of Athens. For the rest of the year, two things possessed Alexis: his comedy The Gadfly, and the plans he laid with his friend Corinna to trap the conspirators and save his beloved city. His exultation and anxiety grew together as the fateful Theatre Festival arrived once more. Geoffrey Trease has combined a fast-moving dramatic story with a vivid and accurate picture of a great historical period.… (more)
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Some people will put dangerous plan into practice but two children noticed the plan and try to stop it...
It was interesting because some famous historical figures are appearing in this book.I could learn some ancient history.
However,I thought this
The main characuter is a boy.
This story begins when a boy go to the festival of plays..
When you read, you will be excited.
A boy whose name is Alexis wrote a play and
dreamed that it was played at festival of play.
One day,he happen to know a men's dangerous plan.
So he and Corinna who is a girl tried to detect the plan,
and experienced many dangerous adventures.
I was
And I was excited Alexis and Corinna's adventures.
They have very strong heart!