Hey! Want to sprinkle in some non-fiction? Me neither, but this book is ok. It's called Do Not Open and it's by John Fardon (and I think some other people). It's basically about secret stuff from Hitler's Secret to The Similarity Between Lincoln and Kennedy's Deaths. Or from Spontaneous Combustion to Paris Underground. The book is easy to read, and has lots of funny and cool pictures. The book's got a secret, and it doesn't wanna keep it. Not convinced enough? Here's an excerpt from Who Got Away?:
1651
King Charles II
As a 21-year-old king, Charles II was defeated in Worcester, England by the rebel Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth Army in 1651. With only a few supporters remaining, his plight was desperate, and his only hope - escape to France - seemed impossible, as Cromwell's troops were scouring the countryside. Disguised as a woodsman, Charles made it to Boscobel House in Shropshire, the day after the battle, where he id in an oak tree (later called the Royal Oak) while the troops searched the house and surrounding fields. That night, Charles hid in one of the houses secret priest holes and in the morning, disguised himself as a lady's servant. He made it to the coast and escaped across the English Channel to France. You go, girl... or guy.
Congrats! You now know about King Charles II, and that you should read Do Not Open!
Later!
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