The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel

by Deborah Hopkinson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375843086
• ISBN13: 9780375843082
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher