The Great Trouble by Deborah Hopkinson
The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic."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 epidemic ("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
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 | 9780375843082 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375843086 |
| Title | The Great Trouble |
| Author | Deborah Hopkinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2015-02-10 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Prizes | Winner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year., Nominated for Arkansas Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award 2015, Nominated for Hawaii Nene Award., Nominated for Indiana Young Hoosier Book Award., Nominated for Kansas William Allen White Children's Book Award 2015, Nominated for Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2015, Nominated for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award 2016, Nominated for Missouri Mark Twain Award 2016, Nominated for Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award 2016, Nominated for Oregon Book Award 2015 |
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