Philip Pullman

The Firework-Maker's Daughter is a short children's novel byPhilip Pullman. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Doubleday in1995.

Pullman originally wrote the story as a school play, and the novel was inturn adapted into a play.

The novel is a children's adventure story where themain character undertakes a quest to prove herself.

A young girl called Lila wants to become a firework-maker, like her father Lalchand. Despite her talents, Lalchand believes this is an unsuitable job for girls. Lila disagrees,and journeys to get Royal Sulphur from Razvani the Fire-Fiend at Mount Merapi, as all aspirant firework-makers must do.