I met Deborah Hopkinson a few times years ago. I have had many readers who want historical fiction books that have adventure and mystery, this has it all!įantastic information is provided on Deborah Hopkinson’s webpage: The time period was revealed through the eyes of an innocent, caring boy who just was trying to survive the tough situation life had presented him with… Just fantastic. I highly recommend this book to students and adults who can handle death (over 600 people died, part of the history) and who love mystery, science, and animals. Snow with his communication and determination and how he turned out to be a great detective in the research to help save his community and people.
I loved how his story naturally integrated into the cholera epidemic, how he was able to interest Dr.
He came to life for me with his story of trial and heartache as he shared why he worked so hard every day and how he had a huge secret he was hiding from almost everyone, beyond hiding from a dangerous man who was hunting him down. I loved reading about Eel, the main character. What I appreciated about this book was the same thing I appreciated about Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, the trial and situation the characters were in was brought to life through personality and care. Reading The Great Trouble a number of years later brought me right back to that time, location, and intriguing situation as a doctor worked hard to prove to others that he was correct about a water pump passing around the cholera epidemic. The Great Trouble: A Mystery of London, the Blue Death, and a Boy called Eel by Deborah Hopkinson – reading The Ghost Map by Steve Johnson a number of years ago, I was astounded by the devastation of the cholera epidemic and the research that went into writing that fascinating nonfiction book. Styling Librarian Deborah Hopkinson Author Interview and book review: The Great Trouble
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