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Two Crafty Criminals! : : and how They Were Captured by the Daring Detectives of the New Cut Gang ; Including Thunderbolt's Waxwork & the Gas-Fitters' Ball

Pullman, Philip, 1946- Book - 2012 Y Mystery / Pullman, Philip 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.8 out of 5

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Thunderbolt's waxwork -- The gas-fitters' ball.
Eleven-year-old Benny Kaminsky leads a rag-tag gang of neighborhood children as they use improbable disguises and crazy ruses while investigating such crimes as counterfeiting and stolen silver in 1894 London.

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London life in 1894 submitted by teri on August 28, 2017, 9:46pm Interesting historical fiction-type book for kids. It includes words commonly used in late 1800 England - for instance, "cor" (an exclamation), "lucifers" (matches), and "trollywags" (slang for trousers). A nice glossary gives definitions of all such words,
There are two separate mysteries in this book - each solved by the same gang of kids.
A nice little read - although some young readers may find the extensive use of uncommon words somewhat cumbersome.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 281 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 830

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0375870296

SUBJECTS
Mystery and detective stories.
Crime -- Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction.
Gangs -- Fiction.
Humorous stories.
Detective and mystery stories.
London (England) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction.