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Loading... The Last Bogler (2014)by Catherine Jinks
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Third and final in the series. Ned used to scavenge the dirty river banks of London in the late 1800s for metal. Now he is apprenticed to Bogle catcher Alfred, He stands in a salt circle and sings to lure the bogles out and then Alfred catches and kills them. But times are changing in London and Alfred and Ned have been made part of an unofficial government department designed to rid the city of these creatures that seem to be dying out anyway. Meanwhile, Ned is also struggling against his feelings for Bridie McAdam, Alfred's original apprentice who has been "adopted" by the very rich Miss Eames and Ned believes that she won't look twice at him. For fans of Spooks Apprentice series; a wonderful mixture of historical England and dark fantasy. no reviews | add a review
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Ned Roach becomes a bogler's apprentice as Victorian London seeks to banish its bogle infestation once and for all in this conclusion to the trilogy featuring young assistants to Victorian London's best monster catcher, Alfred Bunce. No library descriptions found. |
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This was a very nice and satisfying conclusion to a great series. The characters are very likeable - and I liked that each book made a different child the focus. It's just frightening and tense enough without being too much for kids (and their parents, as well). (I received an advance copy from Amazon Vine.) ( )