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The Ruby in the Smoke - Philip Pullman
The Ruby in the Smoke
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Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man died fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the... show more
Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man died fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel. Philip Pullman's ever-popular, action-packed Victorian melodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of Charles Dickens in 2012.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781407130545 (1407130544)
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult, Adventure, Teen, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime
Series: Sally Lockhart (#1)
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A Bit Bookish
A Bit Bookish rated it
4.0 Finally, a review!
text Finally, a review!
Sally Lockheart has just lost her father to the perils of the sea, but the mystery surrounding his death is far more tempestuous. Left with nothing but a note in unfamiliar handwriting instructing her to ask a Mr. Marchbanks about something called "The Seven Blessings", Sally begins the quest to fin...
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KizunaYueMichaelis
KizunaYueMichaelis rated it
3.0 The Ruby in the Smoke
text The Ruby in the Smoke
It was entertaining, the mystery was good and I think there wasn't a single boring moment... things are always happening (murders, kidnapping, etc). I liked that there were several murders, not only one. Made things darker and more dangerous for Sally and her allies. You can tell the book is YA when...
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target acquired
target acquired rated it
4.0
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You know this smart and swiftly paced Victorian mystery is written for young adults, right? You know that doesn't mean dumbed down or raw, but rather that it should not be cluttered up with obtrusive literariness or head-scratching ephemera. You say that Pullman struggles with figurative language an...
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JulieM
JulieM rated it
3.0 The Ruby in the Smoke (Sally Lockhart Trilogy, Book 1)
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I loved His Dark Materials, so I had high expectations for this new series. Maybe I was distracted, but I found the plot not as compelling, but not a bad read.
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Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it
3.0 The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery
text The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery
I enjoyed this book a lot but can't recommend it. Well, I can recommend it alone but don't recommend reading any further in the trilogy.
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