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| Author | : Catherine Jinks |
| Publisher | : Allen & Unwin |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 174343135X |
A clever adventure with feisty characters, set in a time where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in chimneys. Birdie, the singing bogler's apprentice, will win your heart in this fantastic beginning to an action-packed series.
| Author | : Catherine Jinks |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 325 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0544087089 |
In 1870s London, a young orphan girl becomes the apprentice to a man who traps monsters for a living.
| Author | : Avi |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 355 |
| Release | : 2012-09-25 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1416971084 |
In 1893 New York, 13-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole a watch from the brand-new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes. Illustrations.
| Author | : Catherine Jinks |
| Publisher | : HarperCollins |
| Total Pages | : 515 |
| Release | : 2008-04-01 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 054741613X |
Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now he’s fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking classes like embezzlement, forgery, and infiltration at the institute founded by criminal mastermind Dr. Phineas Darkkon. Although Cadel may be advanced beyond his years, at heart he’s a lonely kid. When he falls for the mysterious and brilliant Kay-Lee, he begins to question the moral implications of his studies. But is it too late to stop Dr. Darkkon from carrying out his evil plot? This ebook includes a sample chapter of GENIUS SQUAD.
| Author | : Catherine Jinks |
| Publisher | : Allen & Unwin |
| Total Pages | : 362 |
| Release | : 2014 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1743313098 |
Twelve-year-old Ned Roach used to scavenge for scraps along the Thames riverbank. But the recent plague of child-eating bogles in London means that he's now working as an apprentice to Alfred Bunce, the bogler...Alongside Jem Barbary and (sometimes) Birdie McAdam, Ned must lure bogles out of their lairs so that Alfred can kill them. And this means spending a lot of time in the city's murky underground waterways - especially when Alfred is hired by the London Sewers Office to stamp out a deadly infestation...But times are changing. As magic and folklore give way to the machine age, Alfred begins to face an uncertain future - while Ned and his friends find themselves threatened by an enemy from their past who's even more dangerous than the bogles...Catherine Jinks captures the end of an era and the start of a technological revolution in her brilliant final instalment of the 'City of Orphans 'trilogy...
| Author | : Catherine Jinks |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| Genre | : Monsters |
| ISBN | : 9781525203183 |
Monsters have been infesting London's dark places for centuries, eating every child who gets too close. That's why ten-year-old Birdie McAdam works for Alfred Bunce, the bogler. With her beautiful voice and dainty looks, Birdie is the bait that draws bogles from their lairs so that Alfred can kill them. One life-changing day, Alfred and Birdie are approached by two very different women. Sarah Pickles runs a local gang of pickpockets, three of whom have disappeared. Edith Eames is an educated lady who's studying the mythical beasts of English folklore. Both of them threaten the only life Birdie's ever known. But Birdie soon realises she needs Miss Eames's help to save her master, defeat Sarah Pickles, and vanquish an altogether nastier villain. Catherine Jinks, one of Australia's most inventive writers, has created a fast-paced and enthralling adventure story with edge-of-your-seat excitement and chills.
| Author | : Daniel Hahn |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 678 |
| Release | : 2015-03-26 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0191057266 |
The last thirty years have witnessed one of the most fertile periods in the history of children's books: the flowering of imaginative illustration and writing, the Harry Potter phenomenon, the rise of young adult and crossover fiction, and books that tackle extraordinarily difficult subjects. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature provides an indispensable and fascinating reference guide to the world of children's literature. Its 3,500 entries cover every genre from fairy tales to chapbooks; school stories to science fiction; comics to children's hymns. Originally published in 1983, the Companion has been comprehensively revised and updated by Daniel Hahn. Over 900 new entries bring the book right up to date. A whole generation of new authors and illustrators are showcased, with books like Dogger, The Hunger Games, and Twilight making their first appearance. There are articles on developments such as manga, fan fiction, and non-print publishing, and there is additional information on prizes and prizewinners. This accessible A to Z is the first place to look for information about the authors, illustrators, printers, publishers, educationalists, and others who have influenced the development of children's literature, as well as the stories and characters at their centre. Written both to entertain and to instruct, the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to Children's Literature is a reference work that no one interested in the world of children's books should be without.
| Author | : Avi |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2012-01-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781464024849 |
Catch 22
| Author | : Paul Schonschack |
| Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012-10-03 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781475204179 |
As far as the citizens of Maraldia knew, they were the only citizens in the world. None of their many explorers ever came back with tales of advanced cultures or, for that matter, any other culture at all. It was only natural that such a lonely enclave should be preoccupied with discovering the unknown, for even their own beginnings were to them a profound enigma. Never in the history of Maraldia had a citizen been born in the manner common among beasts. Instead, every Maraldian shared a mysterious origin, as each day infant children would be found at sunrise outside the city wall. And so the population of Maraldia was continually refreshed, a city of orphans, looking for their parents. Until, in one tumultuous festival week, claims of ancestry come to them from very different quarters. Which ancestral claim is legitimate, and which is a deception? Each citizen is forced to decide. Come with Keeres and Selah on their courageous journey to discover the truth of Maraldian beginnings! All proceeds from the sale of this book, in any form, are being donated to Living Hope International (LHI). LHI is an orphanage in Zambia, Africa, committed to showing the adoptive love of God to orphans. For more information on Living Hope International visit http: //www.livinghopeinternational.org/.
| Author | : Catherine Jinks |
| Publisher | : Allen & Unwin |
| Total Pages | : 260 |
| Release | : 2015-09-23 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1925268373 |
Twelve-year-old Theophilus Grey - Philo to his friends - heads a team of linkboys who guide Londoners home through the dank eighteenth-century alleys by the light of their torches. In the process, the boys pick up useful information for their master, Garnet Hooke, who runs a spy network from his sickbed. When thieves and rogues start dropping without a scratch, rumours spread of a dangerous faery demon on the loose, and Philo begins to fear the worst. Then a sudden wave of crime sweeps the neighbourhood, and he can't help but wonder if the two are connected. With help from his new friend, Mr Paxton, Philo finds himself battling a threat far more sinister than any he's faced before. He will need to use all his cunning to uncover the truth behind the demon thief in time to save his friends. This gripping tale of spies, spells and secrets plunges the reader into a dark and perilous world where superstition clashes with the Age of Enlightenment.
