The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic.
A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure.
-- Publishers Weekly, Starred Eel has troubles of his own: As an orphan and a mudlark, he spends his days in the filthy River Thames, searching for bits of things to sell.
He's being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London.
And he's got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe.
But even for Eel, things aren't so bad until that fateful August day in 1854--the day the deadly cholera epidemic (blue death) comes to Broad Street.
Everyone believes that cholera is spread through poisonous air.
But one man, Dr.
John Snow, has a different theory.
As the epidemic surges, it's up to Eel and his best friend, Florrie, to gather evidence to prove Dr.
Snow's theory--before the entire neighborhood is wiped out.
Hopkinson illuminates a pivotal chapter in the history of public health.
Accessible .
and entertaining.
-- School Library Journal, Starred For readers] who love suspense, drama, and mystery.
-- TIME for Kids.
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