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

by Deborah Hopkinson

Hardcover, 2013

Library's review

This excellent, historical novel takes place in 1854 London, during an outbreak of cholera. When several people become ill, the main character, Eel, seeks Dr. John Snow’s assistance.

Publication

Knopf Books for Young Readers (2013), Edition: 8.11.2013, 256 pages

Description

Eel, an orphan, and his best friend Florrie must help Dr. John Snow prove that cholera is spread through water, and not poisonous air, when an epidemic sweeps across their London neighborhood in 1854.

Awards

Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2016)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Children's — 2016)
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Children's Fiction — 2016)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2015)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

2013

Pages

256

Physical description

256 p.; 8.56 inches

ISBN

0375848185 / 9780375848186

DDC/MDS

813.6
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