If ever a chill entered her soul, or the hope suddenly drained from her heart, she knew a bogle was to blame.Birdie McAdam, a ten-year-old orphan,Â is tougher than she looks. She's

How to Catch a Bogle

If ever a chill entered her soul, or the hope suddenly drained from her heart, she knew a bogle was to blame.
Birdie McAdam, a ten-year-old orphan,Â 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 less dangerous work than mudlarking for scraps along the vile river Thames. (See glossary!) Or so it seemsâ‚¬"until the orphans of London start to disappear . . .
Country USA
Manufacturer HMH Books for Young Readers
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2020-01-16
Format Kindle eBook

How to Catch a Bogle