Jem is quick on his feet and in need of a job. Luckily Alfred the Bogler needs an apprentice: more and more children are mysteriously disappearing near London's Newgate Prison. Glossary. Excerpt from final book in trilogy. Black-and-white illustrations.
Topics Monsters. Apprentices. Orphans. Nineteenth-century London, England. History of Great Britain, 1837-1901. Supernatural.
SRC Level 5.200000
Lexile 790L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-01-05
JLG Release Date Apr 2015
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 7
Reading level Elementary, Middle
Format Print
Middle Grade Fiction Plus (Grades 5-7)
Middle Grade Fiction Plus
Middle Grade Fiction Plus (Grades 5-7)
For Grades 5-7
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