Roy : $b A tale in the days of Sir John Moore

"Roy: A Tale in the Days of Sir John Moore" by Agnes Giberne is a historical story that occurs in the early 1800s, centering on a young boy named Roy Baron whose life becomes part of the big historical events linked to the threats of invasion by Napoleon's army. Starting with a tense argument about a trip to Paris, where Colonel Baron is determined to bring Roy despite the danger of war with France, the book captures the worries about Napoleon and what it meant to be British in France back then. Then Roy has to deal with unexpected problems like getting sick and facing possible battles as war starts, mixing personal adventures with the story of a country about to go to war.