NATHAN and MIRIAM are Sollie’s adoptive parents.
Though they are Jews, they are accepting of the Friends
of Jesus, but they soon see that acceptance isn’t enough.
Circumstances forcethemtotakesidesandriskeverything
they have in order to help their neighbours.
At first, Nathan tries to keep his involvement from
Miriam, but soon Miriam too is swept up in the
rebel movement, and the whole family
eventually pays a heavy price.
SOLLIE isMacky’s neighbour, an average-seeming little kid
in most ways, except that he just happens to be a mechanical
genius. Also a bit of a bookworm, Sollie can create strange
and unique machines out of almost nothing. Whether he
needs to frighten the Romans with unearthly noise or sink a
massive Roman warship, Sollie has a creative solution. The
only problem is that he’s reluctant to leave his studies. That’s
where Macky comes in, always persuading Sollie to do the
right thing.
N
athan and
M
iriam
S
ollie
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Father, please.
I have to finish
my studies.
