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UnLondon 520 p. : ill.
Summary: What is Un Lun Dun? It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland where all the lost and broken things of London end up - and some of its lost and broken people: Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous pin-cushion; and an empty milk carton called Curdle. In UnLondon words are alive, a jungle lurks behind a door, 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.