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Wild Boy Wild Boy has been covered in hair since birth; he's the missing link, a monster, a sideshow spectacle. Condemned to life in a travelling freakshow, excluded from society and abused by his master, he takes refuge in watching people come and go at the fair - and develops a Sherlock Holmes style talent for observation and detection. Full description
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[A] fantastical adventure story...
--Kirkus Reviews [A] thrilling mystery, full of morbid twists and macabre turns.
--Booklist Sherlock Holmes meets Oliver Twist... Jones explores the traditional themes of acceptance and identity. ... [Wild Boy] may appeal to children who like unusual characters and quirky historical settings in their detective stories.
--School Library Journal [T]hose who ... want atmospheric action and loads of it can queue up for a peek at this title and wait for the forthcoming sequel.
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books With the seedy London streets as a backdrop and a number of unsavory characters, this is a fast-paced atmospheric mystery. Readers will be rooting for the unlikely duo and come away with a greater sense of empathy.
--Library Media Connection Short chapters and the book's fast pace make it an ideal choice for those who like mysteries.
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--Kirkus Reviews [A] thrilling mystery, full of morbid twists and macabre turns.
--Booklist Sherlock Holmes meets Oliver Twist... Jones explores the traditional themes of acceptance and identity. ... [Wild Boy] may appeal to children who like unusual characters and quirky historical settings in their detective stories.
--School Library Journal [T]hose who ... want atmospheric action and loads of it can queue up for a peek at this title and wait for the forthcoming sequel.
--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books With the seedy London streets as a backdrop and a number of unsavory characters, this is a fast-paced atmospheric mystery. Readers will be rooting for the unlikely duo and come away with a greater sense of empathy.
--Library Media Connection Short chapters and the book's fast pace make it an ideal choice for those who like mysteries.
--Reading.org
A fiendishly pacy mystery-adventure story for 9+ readers, set in the seamy, smoggy underworld of Victorian London.
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- PublisherCandlewick Press (MA)
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 0763662526
- ISBN 13 9780763662523
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages295
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