A Plague of Bogles, Catherine Jinks
A Plague of Bogles, Catherine Jinks
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A Plague of Bogles

Author: Catherine Jinks

Narrator: Mandy Williams

Unabridged: 7 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/06/2015


Synopsis

“This is top-notch storytelling, full of wit, a colorful cast of rogues, and delectable slang.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review of How to Catch a Bogle

Jem Barbary spent most of his early life picking pockets for a wily old crook named Sarah Pickles—until she betrayed him. Now Jem wants revenge, but first he needs a new job. Luckily Alfred the bogler, the man who kills the child-eating monsters that hide in the shadows of Victorian London, needs a new apprentice. As more and more orphans disappear under mysterious circumstances, Alfred, Jem, and Birdie find themselves waging an underground war in a city where science clashes with superstition and monsters lurk in every alley.

About The Author

Catherine Jinks grew up in Papua New Guinea and now resides in New South Wales, Australia. She is a three-time winner of the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year award, and in 2001 was presented with a Centenary Medal for her contribution to Australian Children's Literature. Her popular works for young readers include the Evil Genius series, The Reformed Vampire Support Group, and the trilogy that began with How to Catch a Bogle.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gaby on November 08, 2014

After reading the first in this series I immediately purchased all three for our school library. A Very Unusual Pursuit certainly deserved to win CBCA's Book of the Year for younger readers. It is a mixture of historical fiction, horror and thriller - in one story! It is well written and the charact......more

Goodreads review by Georgann on September 07, 2024

A great second book. As always, the people are waaay worse than the monsters. And the monsters were quite monstrous!......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 09, 2017

I would love to give this 3 and half stars. Such a great series!......more

Goodreads review by Adele on June 24, 2015

This is the 2nd in the City of Orphans Series. Jem Barbary is working with Alfred Bunce now.......more

Goodreads review by Adele on June 24, 2015

This is the 2nd in the City of Orphans Series with Jem Barbary being Alfred Bunce's key assistant. Jem is keen to seek revenge on Sarah Pickles who sold him as bait for a Bogle, but at what cost?......more