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Content levels
ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone
Positive tags
Hero archetypes
Protagonist archetypes
Synopsis
As their gladiator training continues, the enslaved Decimus Rex and his five cellmates are forced to endure a series of public trials in the Arena, including hand-to-hand combat with a fellow slave, under the watchful eye of the trial-master Slavious Doom.
Is Escape from Evil appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Middle grade gladiator adventure with arena combat and slavery themes. Violence is present but not graphic—appropriate for the age group with peril and hand-to-hand combat scenes.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include slavery, captivity, and death (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Readers will be gripped by the arena battles and Decimus's fight for survival alongside his cellmate friends.
Tags
Historical FantasyAction AdventureAncient Rome Inspired