num_pages: 272
description: A dazzling tale of wild hope lingering grief admirable self-sufficiency and intergenerational adoration.  Publishers Weekly (starred review)Vita tests her own limits and readers will thrill at her cleverness tenacity and close escapes.  BooklistA satisfying adventure.  Kirkus ReviewsFrom award-winning author Katherine Rundell comes a fast-paced and utterly thrilling adventure driven by the loyalty and love between a grandfather and his granddaughter.When Vitas grandfathers mansion is taken from him by a powerful real estate tycoon Vita knows its up to her to make things right.With the help of a pickpocket and her new circus friends Vita creates the plan : Break into the mansion. Steal back whats rightfully her grandfathers. 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 Vitas ragtag gang of misfits to outsmart the city that never sleeps.Award-winning author Katherine Rundell has created an utterly gripping tour de-force about loyalty trust and the lengths to which well go for the ones we love.
language: English
title: The Good Thieves
publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers