Play Audiobook Sample
How to Catch a Bogle Audiobook
Play Audiobook Sample
(0.00) - 0 listener ratings
Quick Stats About this Audiobook
Total Audiobook Chapters:
Longest Chapter Length:
Shortest Chapter Length:
Average Chapter Length:
Audiobooks by this Author:
Publisher Description
If ever a chill entered her soul, or the hope suddenly drained from her heart, she knew a bogle was to blame.
Birdie McAdam, a ten-year-old orphan, is tougher than she looks. She's proud of her job as apprentice to Alfred the Bogler, a man who catches monsters for a living. Birdie lures the bogles out of their lairs with her sweet songs, and Alfred kills them before they kill her. On the mean streets of Victorian England, hunting bogles is actually less dangerous work than mudlarking for scraps along the vile river Thames. Or so it seems—until the orphans of London start to disappear . . .
Download and start listening now!
“Catching monsters is serious business, and Alfred is the best bogler there is. With his apprentice, Birdie, there’s no bogle they can’t vanquish. Mandy Williams confers a gruff, businesslike tone on Alfred while Birdie’s delightful singing voice will capture listeners as strongly as it does the bogles she’s attempting to lure…Williams’ performance sparkles as she deftly portrays the myriad characters, and their various London accents, with enthusiasm.”
— AudioFile
Quotes
-
“For all its grime, Jinks’ world is rich…There is ugliness here, but there’s power, too; it’s a taste of life without an adult to look after you, and perhaps for adults, it’s a chance to urge their children down a quiet alley, where the air palls, the shadows twitch, and an odd black smoke has only just this moment begun to bubble up from a dark hole—but in a good way.”
— New York Times Book Review -
“This is top-notch storytelling from Jinks, full of wit, a colorful cast of rogues, and delectable slang.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“[A] pitch-perfect narrative…This intense historical thriller is rewarding.”
— Booklist (starred review) -
“Jinks opens her projected trilogy in high style, offering a period melodrama replete with colorful characters, narrow squeaks, and explosions of ectoplasmic goo.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review) -
“This book treats readers to a lively, engaging story with an endearing protagonist at its center.”
— School Library Journal -
“This quasi-Victorian, somewhat Gothic fantasy is a satisfying confection.”
— Horn Book
Awards
-
Nominated for the 2015 Audie Award for Best Children's Title (Ages 8–12)
How to Catch a Bogle Listener Reviews
Be the first to write a review about this audiobook!
About Catherine Jinks
Catherine Jinks is the Australian author of more than thirty books for all ages. She has garnered many awards, including the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award, the Victorian Premier’s Award, the Aurealis Award for Science Fiction, the Australian Ibby Award, and the Davitt Award for Crime Fiction.
About Mandy Williams
Mandy Williams is an audiobook narrator whose readings include Entwined by Heather Dixon, Seraphina by Rachel Hartman, and Small Acts of Amazing Courage by Gloria Whelan.