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Un Lun Dun


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 528

Published: 2008

Great for age 6-18 years

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`UnLondon is at war. Were under attack. And its been written, for centuries, that you you will come and save us. Stumbling through a secret entrance, Zanna and Deeba emerge in the strange wonderland of UnLondon. Here all the lost and broken things of London end up, and some of its people, too including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas and Hemi the half-ghost boy. UnLondon is a place where Routemaster buses have legs, where Librarians are `bookaneers, intrepid adventurers dedicated to hunting down lost books, and postmen spend years tracking the mobile addresses of the ever changing Puzzleborough. But the girls have arrived at a dangerous time UnLondon is under siege by the sinister Smog; its a city awaiting its hero. China makes extraordinary use of the ordinary is this wildly inventive fantasy adventure.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 528 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Pan Macmillan .

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Yalsa Award for Excellence - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category of the Yalsa Award for Excellence.

Locus Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Locus Award.

New York Public Library Book Award - Best Book Teen
This book was recognised in the Best Book Teen category of the New York Public Library Book Award.

"Mieville's compelling heroine and her fantastical journey through the labyrinth of a strange London forms that rare book that feels instantly like a classic and yet is thoroughly modern." -- Holly Black, bestselling author of the YA novels TITHE and VALIANT "A book which shows the world as it truly is: full of marvels and monsters and unexpected opportunities for heroism and magic. UN LUN DUN is delicious, twisty, ferocious fun, a book so crammed with inventions, delights, and unexpected turns that you will want to start reading it over again as soon as you've reached the end."-- Kelly Link, author of STRANGER THINGS HAPPEN and MAGIC FOR BEGINNERS "From the Hardcover edition."