A group of kids have taken it upon themselves to try to discover the source of some counterfeit coins. One of the kid�s is worried that his father will be blamed for the coins, so it�s up to the kids to find out who the real thief is.
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Pullman, Philip. 1998. The Gas-fitter�s Ball. New York: Puffin Books. ISBN: ??
This is another book about the same group of kids from Thunderbolt�s Waxwork. Once again they come up against lowlifes in the city and have to outsmart them.
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Pullman, Philip. 2002. Spring-heeled Jack. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers. ISBN:
0375816011.
This is about a group of orphans who escape from an orphanage and run into some evil characters. They are saved by a superhero, Spring-heeled Jack, who even helps them find their father.
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Pullman, Philip. 2000. Count Karlstein. Ill. By Patrice Aggs. New York: Yearling. ISBN: 0375803483.
In this story, Charlotte is imprisoned in her evil uncle�s castle because he has agreed to sacrifice her and her sister, Lucy, to a demon in exchange for money. The problem with this is that Lucy has yet to be captured and she�s more than he bargained for.
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Pullman, Philip. 2001. The Firework-maker�s Daughter. Ill. By S. Saelig Gallagher. New York: Scholastic.
ISBN: 0439224209.
Lila wants to become a firework-maker like her father, but he refuses to teach her because he thinks she�ll never find a husband if she�s a firework-maker. She runs away with her best friend to a mountain where all firework-makers must make a pilgrimage, meeting along the way some scary creatures and supernatural beings.
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Pullman, Philip. 2002. I Was a Rat! Ill. By Kevin Hawkes. New York: Yearling. ISBN: 0440416612.
This story is about a little boy who was once a rat. A kind couple adopts him, but rumors of his past soon spread and the town is frightened of him. This story looks at society and what it truly means to be human.
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Pullman, Philip. 1998. Mossycoat. Ill. by Peter Bailey. New York: Scholastic. ISBN: ??
This is an adaptation of Cinderella.
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Pullman, Philip. Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. 1993. Ill. by Sophie Williams. New York: Scholastic.
ISBN: ??
This is the classic story of Aladdin and his discovery of a magic lamp with a genie inside of it.
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Pullman, Philip. 2001. Puss in Boots: The adventures of that most enterprising feline . Ill. By Ian Beck.
New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 0375813543.
This is an adaptation of the classic Puss in Boots fairy tale. Puss, a talking cat, helps his master defeat the ogre, win the princess's heart, and save his father's mill.
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Pullman, Philip. 1998. Clockwork: Or all wound up. Ill. by Peter Bailey. New York: Scholastic. ISBN:
0590129988.
In this story, a clockmaker's apprentice accepts the help of a strange man in order to have a clockwork piece to display in the giant town clock. The man has unnatural abilities and a strange and scary story develops.
