The Ruby in the Smoke () is a novel by the English author Philip www.doorway.ru was also adapted for television in It is the first of the Sally Lockhart Quartet. It is followed by The Shadow in the North, The Tiger in the Well and The Tin www.doorway.ru book was also adapted for the stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August In my first foray into Pullman's work, he killed God and encouraged teen sex to heal the world. In The Ruby In The Smoke: A Sally Lockhart Mystery, his teenage heroine is encouraged to use drugs to fill in the plot-holes of her life, and she shoots and kills an evil pirate, with a gun she had locked and loaded in her handbag. Lolz - love it!/5(K). Pullman's 'Ruby in the Smoke' is an intriguing and gripping mystery for young adults or pre-teens. It is not quite as deep, tightly woven, or well-written as a few other books for this age group (notably, Harry Potter), but it still presents a quality read/5().
The Ruby in the Smoke is filled with colorful, vivid characters that seem ready to leap off the page. Sally is a strong female character, but she's not perfect by any means. Pullman avoided the pitfall of turning her into an unrealistic super heroine, while still highlighting her cleverness and charm. The Ruby in the Smoke is a novel by the English author Philip Pullman. It was also adapted for television in The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman. The year is Sally Lockhart, a sixteen-year-old girl, receives a letter telling her that her father was drowned in the South China Sea. Having no other family - her mother died when she was a baby - she is forced to go and live with a relative, Mrs Reeds, who treats her like a nuisance.
The Ruby in the Smoke Book 1 of Sally Lockhart Series, Philip Pullman: Author: Philip Pullman: Illustrated by: Linda Benson: Edition: reprint: Publisher: Knopf, Original from: the University. But when an employee of her late father hears them, he dies of fear. Thus begins Sally’s terrifying journey into the seamy underworld of Victorian London, in search of clues to her father’s mysterious death. The Ruby in the Smoke called out to me not because of any merit of its own, but because it was written by Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials. Pullman's 'Ruby in the Smoke' is an intriguing and gripping mystery for young adults or pre-teens. It is not quite as deep, tightly woven, or well-written as a few other books for this age group (notably, Harry Potter), but it still presents a quality read.
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