A Very Unusual Pursuit: City of Orphans
Author Catherine Jinks
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A clever adventure with feisty characters, set in a time where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in chimneys. Birdie, the singing bogler's apprentice, will win your heart in this fantastic beginning to an action-packed series. WINNER of the CBCA Book of the Year for Young Reader 2014.Monsters have been infesting London's dark places for centuries, eating every child who gets too close. That's why ten-year-old
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A Very Unusual Pursuit: City of Orphans
9781743431351
author Catherine Jinks
2 January 2013
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1.10 MB
English
Author Biography
Catherine Jinks was born in Brisbane in 1963 and grew up in Sydney and Papua New Guinea. She studied medieval history at university and her love of reading led her to become a writer. Her books for children, teenagers and adults have been published to wide acclaim all over the world, and have won numerous awards. Catherine's most recent books include the bestselling Evil Genius series and The Paradise TrapCatherine lives in the Blue Mountains in NSW with her husband, journalist Peter Dockrill, and their daughter Hannah.