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Ruby in the Smoke - Community Reviews back

by Philip Pullman
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TsalagiWriter
TsalagiWriter rated it 14 years ago
Sally is sent to live with her Aunt after her Father's sudden death. She gets a strange letter from someone that says something about finding a Marchbanks. Sally is unsure of what it means and doesn't really want to talk about it with her Aunt. Sally is not happy with her Aunt, the rules or how she ...
Reading Robyn
Reading Robyn rated it 14 years ago
The Ruby in the Smoke is a young adult mystery set in Victorian London that will keep anyone and everyone reading to the very end. With two somehow intertwined mysteries, each steadily growing more and more dangerous the young Sally Lockhart is caught in the middle of it all when she receives a myst...
BBB - Bronwyn's Book Blog
BBB - Bronwyn's Book Blog rated it 14 years ago
Well, this is the ISBN I have, but this is a completely different cover...
Malin
Malin rated it 15 years ago
Veronica "Sally" Lockhart is sixteen years old and recently orphaned. Her father's ship, the Lavinia, sank, and shortly after Sally received a mysterious note in the post. She goes to see her father's shipping partner about the contents of the note, but only gets to see his secretary. When she asks ...
The Little Munchkin Reader
The Little Munchkin Reader rated it 16 years ago
Having watched the BBC adaptation of Ruby in the Smoke at Christmas 2006, I decided to purchase the book, and read story so that I understood the parts of the film I did not quite understand.However, I never got round to reading the book. Until recently.I must confess myself a little dissapointed in...
altheaann
altheaann rated it 17 years ago
Now, this was a good book! Had to read it in one sitting! Although marketed as a YA novel, the gloves are off - it's a gritty, realistic murder-mystery adventure. Our heroine, recently orphaned Sally Lockhart is a very mature, feisty and self-reliant 16, and the villainous characters she encounters ...
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