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The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart Mysteries) Book

"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 how and why. But everywhere she turns, she encounters new scoundrels and secrets. Why do the mere words "seven blessings" cause one man to keel over and die at their utterance? Who has possession of the rare, stolen ruby? And what does the opium trade have to do with it? As our determined and intelligent sleuth sets her mind to unraveling these dark mysteries, she learns how embroiled she is in the whole affair. As riveting and witty as the sensational "penny dreadfuls" of Victorian England (but thousands of times better written), Pullman's trilogy (including The Shadow in the North and The Tiger in the Well) will have readers on the edges of their seats. Ruby is an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. (Ages 12 and older) --Karin SnelsonRead More

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  • Product Description

    â??BEWARE THE SEVEN blessings . . . â? When she first utters these words, 16-year-old Sally Lockhart doesnâ??t know their meaning. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sallyâ??s terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues to her fatherâ??s mysterious death.

  • 037584516X
  • 9780375845161
  • Philip Pullman
  • 9 September 2008
  • Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 230
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