“This is top-notch storytelling, full of wit, a colorful cast of rogues, and delectable slang.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review of How to Catch a Bogle
Jem Barbary spent most of his early life picking pockets for a wily old crook named Sarah Pickles—until she betrayed him. Now Jem wants revenge, but first he needs a new job. Luckily Alfred the bogler, the man who kills the child-eating monsters that hide in the shadows of Victorian London, needs a new apprentice. As more and more orphans disappear under mysterious circumstances, Alfred, Jem, and Birdie find themselves waging an underground war in a city where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in every alley.
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“This historical fantasy…is
winningly rendered by narrator Mandy Williams…Williams is engaging as
characters of all ages, professions, and personalities. Bogles live in dark
places and sewers and must be killed in an elaborate manner that includes
singing music hall songs, which are exuberantly sung by Williams. It’s
particularly entertaining to hear former thief Jem mentally estimate the value
of everyone’s possessions. Young listeners will learn how to handle themselves
by using their wits rather than violence.”
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