How to Catch a Bogle, 1 by Catherine Jinks

How to Catch a Bogle, 1 by Catherine Jinks

Catching bogles it s nice work if you can get it!In the mean streets of Victorian London, orphans must do the most dangerous and unsavory jobs just to survive. Which is why young Birdie considers herself lucky to be apprenticed to Alfred the Bogler, a man who traps and kills monsters for a living. It s a far better life than mudlarking for flotsam in the stinking Thames or toshing things from the even stinkier sewers. Sure, Birdie s job is dangerous, since she is the bait for monsters who d love a tasty child for dinner. But she s fast and light on her feet, and she can sing like the bird she s named for, so no bogle is ever going to catch her. Or so Birdie thinks until the orphans of London start to disappear. Soon Birdie and Alfred are caught up in the search for missing children. Aided by the enthusiastic Miss Eames, who is certain there must be a more scientific way to catch bogles, Birdie and Alfred discover that the scariest creatures hunting lost children might not be bogles at all . . . And so begins a spooky and spectacular new trilogy from award-winning author Catherine Jinks.

Catching bogles it s nice work if you can get it!

In the mean streets of Victorian London, orphans must do the most dangerous and unsavory jobs just to survive. Which is why young Birdie considers herself lucky to be apprenticed to Alfred the Bogler, a man who traps and kills monsters for a living. It s a far better life than mudlarking for flotsam in the stinking Thames or toshing things from the even stinkier sewers. Sure, Birdie s job is dangerous, since she is the bait for monsters who d love a tasty child for dinner. But she s fast and light on her feet, and she can sing like the bird she s named for, so no bogle is ever going to catch her. Or so Birdie thinks until the orphans of London start to disappear. Soon Birdie and Alfred are caught up in the search for missing children. Aided by the enthusiastic Miss Eames, who is certain there must be a more scientific way to catch bogles, Birdie and Alfred discover that the scariest creatures hunting lost children might not be bogles at all . . . And so begins a spooky and spectacular new trilogy from award-winning author Catherine Jinks.

Catherine Jinks' adult, young adult, and children's works have been published in more than a dozen countries and have won numerous accolades, including the Victorian Premier's Literary Award and the CBCA Book of the Year Award four times. She is a resident of the Blue Mountains.

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ISBN 13	9780544087088
ISBN 10	0544087089
Title	How to Catch a Bogle, 1
Author	Catherine Jinks
Series	How To Catch A Bogle
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Houghton Mifflin
Year published	2013-09-03
Number of pages	320
Prizes	Short-listed for Great Stone Face Book Award 2014
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