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The ruby in the smoke

In nineteenth-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pullman, Philip, 1946-
Other Authors:	Lesser, Anton
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Random House/Listening Library, c2004.
Subjects:	Orphans > Young adult fiction. London (England) > Young adult fiction. Mystery fiction > Young adult.
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Summary:	In nineteenth-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby.
Item Description:	Unabridged. Compact disc.
Physical Description:	6 sound discs (386 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:	0307286029 9780307286024
Author Notes:	Philip Pullman was born in Norwich on October 19, 1946. He graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English. He taught at various Oxford middle schools and at Westminster College for eight years. He is the author of many acclaimed novels, plays, and picture books for readers of all ages. His first book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. His other books include: The Firework-Maker's Daughter; I Was a Rat!; Clockwork or All Wound Up; and The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ. He is also the author of the Sally Lockhart series and the His Dark Materials Trilogy. He is the author of The Book of Dust, volume 1. He has received numerous awards including the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Fiction Award for Northern Lights (The Golden Compass), the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for The Amber Spyglass, the Eleanor Farjeon Award for children's literature in 2002, and the Astrid Lindgren Award in 2005. (Bowker Author Biography)