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Synopsis
While spending the summer on an archaeological dig near Florence, Italy, with his mother, eleven-year-old Hector meets an Etruscan boy who needs help to foil his treacherous uncle's plan to make him a human sacrifice--1,000 years in the past.
Is On Etruscan Time appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A middle grade time-travel adventure with moderate peril including a plot involving human sacrifice (historical context), but handled age-appropriately. No inappropriate content; emphasizes friendship, courage, and doing the right thing.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, human sacrifice, and violence.
Who'll love this
Readers will love the exciting time-travel adventure where an 11-year-old helps an ancient Etruscan boy escape a dangerous plot.