![]() The bustle and noise of the old city would start up soon enough. And it was quiet, since most folks in London were still sleeping. The stink wasn’t quite so bad for some reason. It was early, and dark enough that most mudlarks weren’t on the river yet. ![]() I remember that day for quite another reason. What we now call the Great Trouble began one thick, hot, foul-smelling morning in August. “For who love suspense, drama, and mystery.” - TIME for Kids 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. He’s being hunted by Fisheye Bill Tyler, and a nastier man never walked the streets of London. “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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