The Good Thieves

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Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell … _______________FOYLES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019From the winner of the Costa Children’s Book Award_______________‘An amazing adventure story, told with sparkling style and sleight of hand’ – Jacqueline Wilson‘Read everything she writes’ – Daily Mail_______________Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack’s spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home. She finds a young pickpocket, working the streets of the city. And, nearby, two boys with highly unusual skills and secrets of their own are about to be pulled into her lawless, death-defying plan.Katherine Rundell’s fifth novel is a heist as never seen before – the story of a group of children who will do anything to right a wrong.

ISBN: 9781408882658

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Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack’s spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home. She finds a young pickpocket, working the streets of the city. And, nearby, two boys with highly unusual skills and secrets of their own are about to be pulled into her lawless, death-defying plan.

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Weight0.314 kg
Dimensions19.8 × 12.9 × 2.7 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

322

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Ages 5-12 / Code: B

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