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Spring-Heeled Jack

Philip Pullman

1989112 pagesabout 2–3 hours
1989
first published
  • 1989Doubleday · 112 pages · ENGISBN 9780385269759
  • 1991Knopf · 112 pages · ENGISBN 9780679810575
  • 2002Knopf Books for Young Readers · 112 pages · ENGISBN 9780375816017
  • 2002Knopf Books for Young Readers · 112 pages · ENGISBN 9780375916014
  • 2004Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · ENGISBN 9780606308267
  • 2004Yearling · 112 pages · ENGISBN 9780440418818
  • 2000Gallimard Jeunesse · 119 pagesISBN 9782070540761
  • 2009ALGAR EDITORIAL · 120 pagesISBN 9788498451429
FunnyWhimsicalBig CityShort read

Three children make their escape from a London orphanage and after a series of misadventures are reunited with their father through the efforts of the legendary Spring-Heeled Jack.

How it feels

MoodAdventurousPlayful
HumourComic

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
Character focusSingle lead

Worth knowing

Written forMiddle grade

When and where

ThemesFriendshipFamily
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