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390 pp.
| Bloomsbury
| September, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-1-59990-703-1$16.99
(3)
YA
In 1818, teen pickpocket Billy thinks he's seen everything the streets of London have to offer--until the day he encounters monstrous Mr. Creecher. Soon their mutually beneficial partnership evolves into a hunt for Mr. Creecher's creator, Victor Frankenstein, who is at work on a new project. The team-up of Shelley's monster with a Dickensian-type urchin makes for an engaging literary-themed adventure.