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    The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel

     
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    The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel

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    The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic.

    "A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure." -Publishers Weekly, Starred

    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 epidemic ("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.

    "Hopkinson illuminates a pivotal chapter in the history of public health. . . . Accessible . . . and entertaining." -School Library Journal, Starred

    "For [readers] who love suspense, drama, and mystery." -TIME for Kids

    Product details

    EAN/ISBN:
    9780375843082
    Edition:
    Reprint
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    272
    Publication date:
    2015-02-10
    Publisher:
    Yearling
    EAN/ISBN:
    9780375843082
    Edition:
    Reprint
    Medium:
    Paperback
    Number of pages:
    272
    Publication date:
    2015-02-10
    Publisher:
    Yearling

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