The Firework-Maker's Daughter
Philip Pullman; Lucy Hughes-Hallett (Introduction by)Peter Bailey (Illustrator)

Lila knows everything about making fireworks, but she learns that to be a true firework-maker, one must face the Fire-Fiend of Mount Merapi. After she sets off, her friend Chulak discovers another halfo of the secret, and without it, Lila will perish.