The Ruby in the Smoke
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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
Publisher | Laurel-Leaf Books |
Binding | Mass Market Paperback (36 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 230 |
ISBN-10 | 0394895894 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0394895895 |
Publication Date | 11/12/1988 |
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About Chris Whetzel (Illustrator) : Chris Whetzel is a published illustrator of young adult books. Published credits of Chris Whetzel include The Shadow in the North (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 2), The Tin Princess, The Tiger in the W... more
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4/15/2008 Amy Proctor said:
tags: I read, I'm reading
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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