“For who love suspense, drama, and mystery. and entertaining.” - School Library Journal, Starred “Hopkinson illuminates a pivotal chapter in the history of public health. Snow’s theory-before the entire neighborhood is wiped out. As the epidemic surges, it’s up to Eel and his best friend, Florrie, to gather evidence to prove Dr. 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.Įveryone believes that cholera is spread through poisonous air. And he’s got a secret that costs him four precious shillings a week to keep safe. John Snow identify the source of a cholera outbreak in the streets of 1854 London. 8, 2013 A scrawny 12-year-old orphan named Eel changes history when he helps famous epidemiologist Dr. He’s being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London. All our books are in Good or better condition. THE GREAT TROUBLE A MYSTERY OF LONDON, THE BLUE DEATH, AND A BOY CALLED EEL by Deborah Hopkinson RELEASE DATE: Oct. “A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure.”** - Publishers Weekly, StarredĮel 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. **The suspenseful tale of two courageous kids and one inquisitive scientist who teamed up to stop an epidemic.
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