The Tiger in the Well

Pullman is fast becoming a modern-day Dickens for young adults. The settingis the same, the strong eye for characters is there, as are the broodingatmosphere, the social conscience, and the ability to spin plot within plot.Sally Lockhart is now a young woman, left alone with a toddler. Nothingprepares her for the shock of receiving a summons from a man she has never evenheard of, suing for divorce and the custody of her beloved Harriet. Sallystruggles against the net closing around her, seeking to find out who ispersecuting her and why. The writing style is lively and direct, and there'slots of action. This is a suspense novel with a conscience, and a mostenjoyable one."-- "School Library Journal.