 Twelve-year-old William Jones cannot stop hearing his father’s footsteps and sighs at night. When William learns that his father is troubled because he swindled his old business partner, Mr. Diamond, he promises to himself that he will travel to London to rectify his father’s wrongs. He quickly realizes that London is an eerie city full of danger, death, and betrayal. The author’s gothic writing is reminiscent of Charles Dickens’s works. Middle-grade readers who are fans of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events will devour this mystery novel. ema |
| Title: John Diamond Author: Leon Garfield (1921-1996) Illustrator: Isobel Lundie Publisher: Random House Copyright: 2014 Original Language: English Original Title: John Diamond Original Publisher: Kestrel Books Original Copyright: 1980 ISBN:978-0099583271 Paperback pages: 256 Age range: 9-11 Genre: Historical Fiction Book setting: Victorian London Author’s ethnicity: English Illustrator’s ethnicity: English Illustrator’s residence: London Awards:1980 Whitbread Prize for Children’s Novel Subjects: Creepy, Death, Detective stories, Mystery, Scary stories |
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