The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery

Philip Pullman

ISBN 10: 0394895894 / ISBN 13: 9780394895895

Published by Laurel Leaf, 1988

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Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Seller Inventory # M00394895894-V

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Ruby in the Smoke: A Sally Lockhart ...

Publisher: Laurel Leaf

Publication Date: 1988

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: very good

About this title

Synopsis:

Searching for clues that will reveal the truth behind her father's death, young Sally Lockhart becomes enmeshed in a double mystery of London's shadowy underworld in which she realizes that she is the key to the answer. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults. Reissue.

About the Author:

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, England and was brought up in Rhodesia, Australia, London and Wales. Philip graduated from Oxford University in 1973 with a degree in English, and has taught middle school at Westminter College. He is the author of many highly-acclaimed books for young readers, from contemporary fiction to Victorian thrillers, and has written plays and picture books for readers of all ages. Philip's current book, The Golden Compass , has been hailed as "a rich combination of high fantasy, high drama, and intense emotion" by author Lloyd Alexander, and "extraordinary storytelling at it's very best" by the Detroit Free-Press .

Philip currently lives in Oxford with his wife, Judith, and children.