The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy Called Eel
by Deborah Hopkinson
In the London of 1854, Eel's position as pub errand boy is a welcome step up from... read more
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- Grade
- 4-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
Year Published 2013
Word Count 49,028
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 660L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 161212, 7.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Cholera--Fiction
- London (England)
- Orphans--Fiction
- Orphans
- Cholera
- Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Victoria, 1837-1901
- 19th century
- Great Britain
- London (England)--History--19th century--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- Epidemics
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901--Fiction
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | Survival Stories
- Epidemics--Fiction
- Lists With This Book
- It's a Mystery
- Life Science, 6-12
- Sample: EL Education, Grades 6-8
Our Original Resources 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Deborah Hopkinson
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
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About the Author 3
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 7
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Mystery Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Teacher's Guide from Indiana Library Federation
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Lesson Plan from Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
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Lesson Plan from Classroom Bookshelf
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Lesson Plan from Random House Teachers & Librarians
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Matthew Frow
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Awards & Distinctions 4
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2022
Elementary Selection, 2014
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2014
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2022
World History & Culture Selection, 2014
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
Selection, 2013
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