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    Spring-Heeled Jack

    Author Philip Pullman
    Illustrated by D Mostyn
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    RH Childrens Books | Yearling
    5.25"W x 7.63"H x 0.27"D  
    On sale Feb 10, 2004 | 112 Pages | 9780440418818
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 770L | Fountas & Pinnell Z
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    Spring-Heeled Jack: The name evoked awe from both criminals and upstanding citizens alike. Some thought he was the devil, but he was actually the original superhero—leaping over the buildings of Victorian England with the help of springs in the heels of his shoes.

    The story begins as three young innocents escape their orphanage one dark and stormy night. As they make their way through the treacherous streets of London danger lurks, for hiding in the shadows is Mack the
    Knife, the most villainous of villains. Enter
    Spring-Heeled Jack, the springiest of heroes. But will Jack’s powers be enough to save
    the orphans?

    Originally published in paperback, Spring-Heeled Jack is back—now as a hardcover with eye-catching new jacket art.
    © Bryan Appleyard
    Philip Pullman is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He is also the author of another trilogy set in the same world, The Book of Dust (La Belle Sauvage, The Secret Commonwealth, and The Rose Field) as well as numerous other much-loved novels, a collection of fairy tales, and a volume of essays and speeches on writing. He has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread (now Costa) Award, Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Pullman was knighted for services to literature in the New Years Honours 2019. He lives in Oxford, England. View titles by Philip Pullman
    D Mostyn View titles by D Mostyn
    “Hilarious, neatly plotted, and thoroughly appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred

    “The author and illustrator obviously had great fun with this funny, action-packed send-up, and so will readers.”—School Library Journal, Starred

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    Spring-Heeled Jack: The name evoked awe from both criminals and upstanding citizens alike. Some thought he was the devil, but he was actually the original superhero—leaping over the buildings of Victorian England with the help of springs in the heels of his shoes.

    The story begins as three young innocents escape their orphanage one dark and stormy night. As they make their way through the treacherous streets of London danger lurks, for hiding in the shadows is Mack the
    Knife, the most villainous of villains. Enter
    Spring-Heeled Jack, the springiest of heroes. But will Jack’s powers be enough to save
    the orphans?

    Originally published in paperback, Spring-Heeled Jack is back—now as a hardcover with eye-catching new jacket art.

    Author

    © Bryan Appleyard
    Philip Pullman is one of the most acclaimed writers working today. He is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass), which has been named one of the top 100 novels of all time by Newsweek and one of the all-time greatest novels by Entertainment Weekly. He is also the author of another trilogy set in the same world, The Book of Dust (La Belle Sauvage, The Secret Commonwealth, and The Rose Field) as well as numerous other much-loved novels, a collection of fairy tales, and a volume of essays and speeches on writing. He has won many distinguished prizes, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread (now Costa) Award, Parents’ Choice Gold Awards, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Pullman was knighted for services to literature in the New Years Honours 2019. He lives in Oxford, England. View titles by Philip Pullman
    D Mostyn View titles by D Mostyn

    Praise

    “Hilarious, neatly plotted, and thoroughly appealing.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred

    “The author and illustrator obviously had great fun with this funny, action-packed send-up, and so will readers.”—School Library Journal, Starred

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