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The Good Thieves

by Katherine Rundell

A 1920s Manhattan heist with circus flair

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  • Critical praise

    Publishers Weekly starred review

    Starred review; described as “dazzling.”

AlbakiReads Editorial

A 1920s Manhattan heist with circus flair

Set in a changing Manhattan of the 1920s, the story centers on Vita’s effort to recover her grandfather’s mansion after a real estate tycoon takes it from him. She recruits a pickpocket and new circus friends for a plan involving a break-in, the return of the property, and exposing the tycoon. The premise brings together a family-estate dispute, a heist, and circus performers, with the city itself described as full of secrets. Its historical setting and illustrated middle-grade format give the adventure a clear place and framework.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers ages 9–12 interested in historical adventures
  • Readers who enjoy heist stories and young crews working together
  • Readers interested in circus performers as part of an adventure

Themes

Family and homeJustice and propertyTeamworkCircus and performance1920s Manhattan

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Book overview

To win back her family estate, a girl puts together a crew to perform a daring heist in this "dazzling" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) illustrated historical middle grade adventure fromthe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell.

When a powerful real estate tycoon sweeps Vita's grandfather's mansion out from under him, Vita knows she's the only one who can make things right.

With the help of a pickpocket and her new circus friends, Vita creates the plan: Break into the mansion. Steal back what's rightfully her grandfather's. Expose the real estate tycoon for the crook he truly is.

But 1920s Manhattan is ever-changing and full of secrets. It might take more than Vita's ragtag gang of misfits to outsmart the city that never sleeps.
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