Dodger's Guide to London
No. of pages 144
Published: 2014
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This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
There are 144 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 2014 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Terry Pratchett's previous children's titles include Truckers, Diggers, Wings, Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny and the Dead (which was successfully televised) and Johny and the Bomb, which won a Smarties Prize Silver Medal and was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Award. He lives in Wiltshire
"This fascinating guide to Victorian London is crammed with facts and figures, gossip and slang, and all presented in authentic typefaces and illustrated with original etchings. A sheer delight!" * The Good Book Guide *
"A very interesting and informative book." * Guardian Children's Review Team *
"Dodger's Guide to London is clearly one for the young enquiring mind, who wishes to know more about the real Victorian London, as well as a little of Pratchett's fictional one . . . the reader is almost guaranteed to come away with something they didn't know before." * sffworld.com *
"Dodger's Guide to London would be a delightful introduction for young readers with an interest in history, as Dodger would be an ideal first step into Pratchett's world. For long time fans and older readers, this is a gorgeous addition to an already fantastic collection." * Geek Planet *
