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  • Against the Odds Pompeii by DK book cover
  • Against the Odds Pompeii by DK book cover
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Against the Odds Pompeii

by DK Publisher: DK PUB

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A young character faces Vesuvius’s eruption

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A young character faces Vesuvius’s eruption

Set in Pompeii during Mount Vesuvius’s eruption, this fictional chapter book centers on thirteen-year-old Fabia as falling ash signals danger and survival becomes the immediate concern. The premise draws on a real historical disaster while keeping the focus on one young character’s experience. Part of DK’s Against the Odds series, it is described as a high-interest, low-reading-level title designed for striving readers, with a format aimed at making its historical subject accessible through fiction.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children around ages 9–12 interested in disaster stories and historical settings.
  • Striving readers seeking a chapter book inspired by a real event.

Themes

SurvivalVolcanic eruptionHistorical disasterDanger and uncertainty

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Book overview

Mount Vesuvius is erupting! Ash is falling like snow and thirteen-year-old Fabia knows something is terribly wrong. Will she escape Pompeii in time to survive this epic disaster?

This book is part of the Against The Odds series, a captivating series of fictional - but inspired by true events - Hi-Lo chapter books tailored for striving readers aged 10
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