The Good Thieves
June 2019 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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Go on an adventure with Katherine Rundell ...
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FOYLES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019
From the winner of the Costa Children's Book Award
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'An amazing adventure story, told with sparkling style and sleight of hand' - Jacqueline Wilson
'Read everything she writes' - Daily Mail
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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.
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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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
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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.
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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8 July 2019
"The Good Thieves" by Katherine Rundell is a middle grade novel filled with action, adventure, fun, hope, friendship and all. Rundell had so vividly presented the 1930's New york. I liked the setting and the narration. What I loved most about this book was the characters. Vita Marlowe was one of the strongest female protagonists I have ever read in a fiction. The author had very strongly registered a message through Vita's character that with determination anything is possible despite the physical disabilities. Samuel's character had set an example that with dedication and hardwork one would be able to acheive his/her dream despite the limitations. More than the plot, I liked the moral this book carries. Overall, reading Rundell's writing was an absolute pleasure.
About the author
Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer and The Good Thieves. She has won the Costa Children's Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, amongst many others. She was a 2021 World Book Day author and has also published two picture books for children and three non-fiction books for adults, including Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize, and The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure, shortlisted for the 2022 Waterstones Book of the Year. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College. As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and occasionally goes climbing on the rooftops late at night.
Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College. As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and occasionally goes climbing on the rooftops late at night.
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