Name: Dodger
ISBN: 9780062009517

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Wit Meets History

Come for high comedy and deeper wisdom in a fantasy-infused Victorian adventure.

Come here for

Comic fantasy with a thoughtful edge
Victorian history threaded with mystery

Expect

A lively mix of real historical figures and fantasy
Adventure balanced with humor and wisdom

Book Details

Authors: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: September 24, 2013
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Humorous Fantasy · Medieval Tales
Reading lane: Humorous Fantasy

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Publisher Categories

YA Adventure
Historical YA - Europe
Funny YA

About This Book

Beloved and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett's Dodger , a Printz Honor Book, combines high comedy with deep wisdom in a tale of one remarkable boy's rise in a fantasy-infused Victorian London. Seventeen-year-old Dodger is content as a sewer scavenger. But he enters a new world when he rescues a young girl from a beating, and her fate impacts some of the most powerful people in England. From Dodger's encounter with the mad barber Sweeney Todd, to his meetings with the g...

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Beloved and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett's Dodger , a Printz Honor Book, combines high comedy with deep wisdom in a tale of one remarkable boy's rise in a fantasy-infused Victorian London. Seventeen-year-old Dodger is content as a sewer scavenger. But he enters a new world when he rescues a young girl from a beating, and her fate impacts some of the most powerful people in England. From Dodger's encounter with the mad barber Sweeney Todd, to his meetings with the great writer Charles Dickens and the calculating politician Benjamin Disraeli, history and fantasy intertwine in a breathtaking account of adventure and mystery.