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102 pp.
| Roaring Brook/First Second |
April, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-250-15984-7$23.99
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PaperISBN 978-1-62672-026-8$14.99
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Thomas Taylor.
Scarlett Hart, the feisty orphaned daughter of monster hunters, and her butler sidekick successfully track down a ghost-dog, zombies, and other terrifying creatures for bounty money. The trouble is, Scarlett is an underage hunter--which her rival, the villainous Count Stankovic, capitalizes on. Story-line and panel-to-panel transitions are occasionally bumpy, but the nonstop action and gloomy, steampunk-lite London setting make for an engaging page-turner.