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Diary Of Dorkius Maximus In Pompeii by Tim Collins (view source)
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|summary=The third in this series shows again how the juvenile diary format for reluctant readers can be turned into thoroughly entertaining yet improving novels. Improving for the reader, that is, for this is just about as good as it gets.
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Dorkius has moved to Pompeii for the summer. Yes, the heady highlights of Rome are far behind as he and his family have gone south, to what looks and smells like a ''guffy little backwater'', while dad is involved in some tax negotiations. Oh, and the sacred chickens are now sleeping with Dorkius in his room, making his time in the town full of idiots even less welcome. But still – surely foolish people left, right and centre are not a problem, when you consider the angry mountain demon up yonder on Vesuvius…