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A plague of bogles

Jem Barbary becomes a bogler's apprentice in 1870's London and gets the fright of his life in a city where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in every alley.

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Main Author: Jinks, Catherine
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston ; New York : Harcourt Children's Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2015.
Subjects:
Monsters > Juvenile fiction.
Apprentices > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
London (England) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain > History > Victoria, 1837-1901 > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:Jem Barbary becomes a bogler's apprentice in 1870's London and gets the fright of his life in a city where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in every alley.
Item Description:Sequel to: How to catch a bogle.
Physical Description:330 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Audience:Middle School.
ISBN:9780544087477
054408747X
0544540670
9780544540675
Author Notes:Catherine Jinks was born November 17, 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland. She received a degree in medieval history from the University of Sydney in 1986. After college, she worked as a journalist and editor before becoming a full-time writer. She has written more than 30 books for both children and adults including Pagan's Vows, Eye to Eye, Piggy in the Middle, The Reformed Vampire Support Group, and The Abused Werewolf Rescue Group. She is also the author of the Pagan Chronicles and Allie's Ghost Hunters series. She has won numerous awards including the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award three times, the Victorian Premier's Literary Award, the Aurealis Award for Science Fiction, the Australian Ibby Award, and the Davitt Award for Crime Fiction.

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