![]() ![]() ![]() In general, the novel presents a realistic portrait of its era. ![]() Having children out of wedlock is mentioned, as is the fact that poor, desperate girls sometimes turn to prostitution to survive. ![]() The characters and the narrator sometimes employ vulgar terms for excrement and body parts ("shite," "arse"), along with a few instances of "piss," "bastard," "damn," and "hell." Dodger shares a few kisses with his lady love, but the two are well-chaperoned. There's some violence, including the kidnapping and beating of a young woman and an encounter with a crazed barber, but it's neither graphic nor gratuitous. The main character, Dodger, has a reputation as a thief, but his heart is definitely in the right place. Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Seventeen-year-old Dodger is content as a sewer scavenger. Parents need to know that 2013 Printz Honor Book Dodger is a clever, fast-moving, funny, and suspenseful historical adventure set in the streets and sewers of Victorian London. A terrifically funny tale of dark deeds in Dickensian London, from master storyteller Terry Pratchett. Dodger Terry Pratchett, Click to preview Beloved and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchetts Dodger, a Printz Honor Book, combines high comedy with deep wisdom in a tale of one remarkable boys rise in a fantasy-infused Victorian London. But Dodger is careful not to become vulnerably inebriated.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Given the unpredictability of the local water supply, most of the characters, including 17-year-old Dodger, drink beer, cider, and wine. ![]()
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