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The Ruby in The Smoke

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4 out of 5
Based on 3,507 Ratings and 605 Reviews

Book Description
"Her name was Sally Lockhart; and within fifteen minutes, she was going to kill a man." Philip Pullman begins his Sally Lockhart trilogy with a bang in The Ruby in the Smoke--a fast-paced, finely crafted thriller set in a rogue- and scalawag-ridden Victorian London. His 16-year-old heroine has no time for the usual trials of adolescence: her father has been murdered, and she needs to find out... More
Book Information
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
BindingHardcover (36 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages230
ISBN-10039488826X
ISBN-13978-0394888262
Publication Date05/12/1987
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4/15/2008 Amy Proctor said:
quite enjoying this, like the historical aspect of it, and am enjoying phillip Pullmans style of writing. This is the first one i have read of his. not sure its really a childs book though? Yeah not a bad little read. Surprising little twist at the end, nicely written. Shame i havent got the seq... more

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