The Good Thieves

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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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ISBN: 9781408882658 Author: Rundell, Katherine Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books Publication Date: 3rd September 2020 Imprint: Bloomsbury Children's Books Cover: Paperback Dewey: 823.92 (edition:23) Pages: 322 Language: English Edition: 1st paperback ed Readership: Ages 5-12 / Code: B Category:

Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell …

FOYLES CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019
From 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.

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