SpringHeeled Jack, Philip Pullman
SpringHeeled Jack, Philip Pullman
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Spring-Heeled Jack

Author: Philip Pullman

Narrator: Ariyon Bakare, Full Cast

Unabridged: 1 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/17/2020


Synopsis

Spring-Heeled Jack: The name evoked awe from both criminals and upstanding citizens alike. Some thought he was the devil, but he was actually the original superhero—leaping over the buildings of Victorian England with the help of springs in the heels of his shoes.

The story begins as three young innocents escape their orphanage one dark and stormy night. As they make their way through the treacherous streets of London danger lurks, for hiding in the shadows is Mack the
Knife, the most villainous of villains. Enter
Spring-Heeled Jack, the springiest of heroes. But will Jack’s powers be enough to save
the orphans?

Artwork illustrations © Peter Bailey, 2018
Cover and text design @ Puffin
Published by arrangement with Random House Children’s Publishers UK, a division of The Random House Group Limited.

About Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich, England, in 1946. He has won many awards, including the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. His acclaimed trilogy, His Dark Materials, has been published in thirty-nine languages. . The Amber Spyglass, the trilogy’s astonishing finale, was the first children’s book in history to win the Whitbread Book of the Year Award. It was also nominated for the Booker Prize. When he is not writing books, Pullman enjoys drawing, woodworking, and playing the piano. He lives with his family in Oxford, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on October 05, 2023

Delightfully hilarious, enchanting, and page-turning! Spring-Heeled Jack is a highly engaging story with several laugh-out-loud moments. It blends traditional prose with comics. The audiobook is magical with a full cast and sound effects. The dialogue is perfect, and each of the characters has such a......more

Goodreads review by itchy on January 18, 2020

brief synopsis: Spring-Heeled Jack helps three orphans reunite with their father. setting: East End, London Blackfriars, London Docks, London named personalities: Rose Summers - an orphan who broke out of the Alderman-Cawn Plaster Memorial Orphanage Lily Summers - another orphan who broke out of the Alderma......more

Goodreads review by Stefan on February 04, 2021

3.5 Mnogo mi je drago što sam konačno pronašao i kupio ovu Pulmanovu knjigu, i to sasvim slučajno. Sama priča nije bog zna kako originalna ili neponovljiva, ali je spoj stripa i romana veoma dobar i zabavan. Sam Đek Đipalo se ne pojavljuje onoliko koliko bi trebalo, s obzirom na to da je naslovni jun......more

Goodreads review by Dragana on April 12, 2019

Sama radnja u ovoj knjizi zaista nije nista posebno. Ono sto je izuzetno zanimljivo je nacin pripovedanja. Fenomenalan spoj romana i stripa. Od svih njegovih knjiga za decu, ova mi se najvise dopala!......more


Quotes

“Hilarious, neatly plotted, and thoroughly appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred

“The author and illustrator obviously had great fun with this funny, action-packed send-up, and so will readers.”—School Library Journal, Starred