Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and a "mudlark," he spends his days in the filthy River Thames, searching for bits of things to sell. He’s being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London. And he’s got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe. But even for Eel, things aren’t so bad until that fateful August day in 1854 - the day the deadly cholera ("blue death") comes to Broad Street.
Everyone believes that cholera is spread through poisonous air. But one man, Dr. John Snow, has a different theory. As the epidemic surges, it’s up to Eel and his best friend, Florrie, to gather evidence to prove Dr. Snow’s theory - before the entire neighborhood is wiped out.
Other Title | A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel |
GMD | BOOK |
Classification | F HOP |
Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2013 |
Subject | Juvenile FictionJUVENILE FICTIONJuvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / Survival StoriesActionAction and AdventureFiction / Action & AdventureMystery (Fiction)Mysterious CharactersFiction / Mystery & Detective / GeneralFiction / Thrillers / GeneralFiction / Thrillers / SuspenseLondonLondon (England)Victorian EnglandOrphansDiseasesoutbreak of disease |
ISBN | 9780375848186 |
Additional ISBN | 0375848185 / 9780375843082 |
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