Un Lun Dun

Un Lun DunWhat is Un Lun Dun? It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people, too including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous pin cushion, and an empty milk carton called Curdle. Un Lun Dun is a place where words are alive, a jungle lurks behind the door of an ordinary

What is Un Lun Dun?

It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people, too-including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous pin-cushion, and an empty milk carton called Curdle. Un Lun Dun is a place where words are alive, a jungle lurks behind the door of an ordinary house, carnivorous giraffes stalk the streets, and a dark cloud dreams of burning the world. It is a city awaiting its hero, whose coming was prophesied long ago, set down for all time in the pages of a talking book.

When twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend Deeba find a secret entrance leading out of London and into this strange city, it seems that the ancient prophecy is coming true at last. But then things begin to go shockingly wrong.

From the Hardcover edition.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: 01/29/2008
ISBN: 9780345458445
Pages: 474
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.50w x 0.80d
Award: Locus Awards - Winner

Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 02/03/2008 pg. 16
Entertainment Weekly 05/20/2011 pg. 75

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 113535 / Un Lun Dun
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 16