AustLit
Is part of
City of Orphans
2013
series - author
children's fiction
(number
1
in series)
Issue Details:
First known date:
2013...
2013
A Very Unusual Pursuit
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.
Latest Issues
AbstractHistoryArchive Description
'Monsters have been infesting London's dark places for centuries, eating every child who gets too close. That's why ten-year-old Birdie McAdam works for Alfred Bunce, the bogler. With her beautiful voice and dainty looks, Birdie is the bait that draws bogles from their lairs so that Alfred can kill them.
'One life-changing day, Alfred and Birdie are approached by two very different women. Sarah Pickles runs a local gang of pickpockets, three of whom have disappeared. Edith Eames is an educated lady who's studying the mythical beasts of English folklore. Both of them threaten the only life Birdie's ever known.
'But Birdie soon realises she needs Miss Eames's help to save her master, defeat Sarah Pickles, and vanquish an altogether nastier villain.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
-
Suitable for ages 10-12.
-
Steampunk note: Series of stories set in an alternate nineteenth century London in which orphans and street-urchins vie with poverty and mythical creatures for survival. The final volume also begins to highlight more heavily the impact of technological advancement.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
- Also dyslexic edition
- Also braille.
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
-
Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Younger Readers
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014; -
Writing Their Way to Fame
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58) -
A Very Unusual Pursuit: City of Orphans
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , January 2013;
— Review of A Very Unusual Pursuit 2013 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 37)
— Review of A Very Unusual Pursuit 2013 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 89 no. 5 2013; (p. 101-102)
— Review of A Very Unusual Pursuit 2013 single work children's fiction
-
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October/November vol. 92 no. 2 2012; (p. 15)
— Review of A Very Unusual Pursuit 2013 single work children's fiction -
Untitled
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , March vol. 28 no. 1 2013; (p. 37)
— Review of A Very Unusual Pursuit 2013 single work children's fiction -
Bogling
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , June no. 352 2013;
— Review of A Very Unusual Pursuit 2013 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 21 no. 1 2013; (p. 12-13)
— Review of A Very Unusual Pursuit 2013 single work children's fiction -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Horn Book Magazine , September/October vol. 89 no. 5 2013; (p. 101-102)
— Review of A Very Unusual Pursuit 2013 single work children's fiction -
Unusual Pursuits
Hannah Francis
(interviewer),
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , October/November vol. 92 no. 2 2012; (p. 6) -
Writing Their Way to Fame
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 12 April 2014; (p. 58) -
Judges Comments on the Winner and Honour Books : Younger Readers
2014
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time , August 2014;
Awards
- 2015 shortlisted West Australian Young Readers' Book Award — Younger Readers
- 2014 shortlisted Norma K. Hemming Award
- 2014 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Younger Readers
- 2014 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2014 winner Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature — Award for Children's Literature
Last amended 20 Aug 2020 14:47:57
Settings:
-
London,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
- ca. 1870
Export this record