Defenders 2 : Dark Arena
The past is closer than Nadiya and Seth think …
It’s meant to be a stress-free holiday in London, but suddenly Seth and Nadiya will need all their skills. Seth is haunted by visions of Roman soldiers and ghosts of iron age British slaves when a Premier League club decide to build a new stadium on London’s Roman ruins. One worker has already met a grisly death – and many other lives are in danger. The horror of modern injustice seems to have woken the spirits of the past … What can the Defenders do to change things?
Read Chapter 1 here
Published by Barrington Stoke
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Great way into : KS2 Roman Britain
Defenders is a new trilogy:
Book 1 – Killing Ground
Book 2 – Dark Arena
Book 3 – Pitch Invasion
“Tom Palmer’s new series combines football with history in a gripping, fast-paced and action-packed story that’ll have your children wanting to know more with every turn of the page. One that may be enjoyed more by slightly older readers (10+) due to the introduction of more detail, adventure and subject-specific vocabulary, this is a series not to be missed.” https://www.theschoolrun.com/best-childrens-books-about-ancient-rome
Seth and Nadiya specialise in solving ghostly hauntings at football venues, with settings including:
- Anglo-Saxon village, Yorkshire
- Roman Amphitheatre, City of London
- Iron Age Celtic hill fort, Cornwall
And each book ties into a KS2 history theme:
- Vikings and Anglo-Saxons
- Roman Britain
- Iron Age Celts
Resources:
Roman Britain history quiz based on Defenders: Dark Arena here
Video 1 – Researching Dark Arena
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