The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson

The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson

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 (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

From the Hardcover edition.

Deborah Hopkinson is the author of nearly 40 award-winning novels, including Shutting Out the Sky, an NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book and a Jane Addams Peace Award Honor Book; Up Before Dawn, a Carter G. Woodson Award Honor Book; and Up Before Daybreak, a Carter G. Woodson Award Honor Book. Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist and Sibert Honor Book; Courage & Defiance: Tales of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War Two Denmark, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and Orbis Pictus Suggested title; Dive!, a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and Orbis Pictus Recommended title; Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist and Sibert Deborah resides near Portland, Oregon, with her family.

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ISBN 13	9780375848186
ISBN 10	0375848185
Title	The Great Trouble
Author	Deborah Hopkinson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2013-09-10
Number of pages	256
Prizes	Commended for Texas Lone Star Reading List 2015, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2014, Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2015, Short-listed for Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award 2015
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