{"product_id":"how-to-catch-a-bogle-isbn-9780544336278","title":"How to Catch a Bogle","description":"\u003cp\u003eBirdie McAdam, a ten-year-old orphan, is tougher than she looks. She's proud of her job as apprentice to Alfred the Bogler, a man who catches monsters for a living. Birdie lures the bogles out of their lairs with her sweet songs, and Alfred kills them before they kill her. On the mean streets of Victorian England, hunting bogles is actually \u003cem\u003eless \u003c\/em\u003edangerous work than mudlarking for scraps along the vile river Thames (see glossary!). Or so it seems—until the orphans of London start to disappear . . . | \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jinks opens her projected trilogy in high style, offering a period melodrama replete with colorful characters, narrow squeaks and explosions of ectoplasmic goo.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e  \"This is top-notch storytelling from Jinks, full of wit, a colorful cast of rogues, and delectable slang.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e  \"[A] pitch-perfect narrative. . . This intense historical thriller is rewarding on its own, but \u003ci\u003eA Plague of Bogles\u003c\/i\u003e is scheduled to arrive next fall.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist,\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/b\u003e \"The book, which is part \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations,\u003c\/i\u003e part \u003ci\u003eGhostbusters\u003c\/i\u003e and a little bit \u003ci\u003eVindication of the Rights of Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, mixes monster murder with work ethics and the importance of a girl being able to make a living for herself . . . For all its grime, Jinks’s world is rich.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"The first in a projected trilogy, this book treats readers to a lively, engaging story with an endearing protagonist at its center.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \"This quasi-Victorian, somewhat gothic fantasy is a satisfying confection.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"The first entry in a planned trilogy, this title introduces a cast of secondary characters robust enough to expand the adventures in any direction Jinks chooses to wander.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clarion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890035257573,"sku":"NP9780544336278","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544336278.jpg?v=1730232417","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/how-to-catch-a-bogle-isbn-9780544336278","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}