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Dodger by Terry Pratchett

Dodger

Terry Pratchett

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · September 24, 2013

A Fantasy pick for readers exploring Dodger.

YA FantasyFunny YAHistorical YA - Europe
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Who it’s for
Come for high comedy and deeper wisdom in a fantasy-infused Victorian adventure.
Themes
A boy's rise, Rescue and its consequences, History intertwined with fantasy
Genres
YA Fantasy, Historical YA - Europe, Funny YA

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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.

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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.

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

Where it sits

Historical YA - Europe57%
YA Fantasy45%
Funny YA40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • Historical YA - Europe
  • Funny YA
Authors
Terry Pratchett
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
September 24, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
A boy's rise · Rescue and its consequences · History intertwined with fantasy
Reading lane
YA Adventure