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A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket

By Deborah Hopkinson

By Deborah Hopkinson

By Deborah Hopkinson

By Deborah Hopkinson

By Deborah Hopkinson

By Deborah Hopkinson

By Deborah Hopkinson
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By Deborah Hopkinson
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Apr 05, 2016 | 421 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket

    From an award-winning author of historical fiction comes a story of survival, crime, adventure, and horses in the streets of 19th century New York City.

    Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he’s sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits’ Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his new life of crime—he’s good at it, and it’s more lucrative than banging a triangle on the street corner. But when he meets Meddlin’ Mary, a strong-hearted Irish girl who’s determined to help the horses of New York City, things begin to change. Rocco begins to reexamine his life—and take his future into his own hands.

    About A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket

    From an award-winning author of historical fiction comes a story of survival, crime, adventure, and horses in the streets of 19th century New York City.

    Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he’s sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits’ Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his new life of crime—he’s good at it, and it’s more lucrative than banging a triangle on the street corner. But when he meets Meddlin’ Mary, a strong-hearted Irish girl who’s determined to help the horses of New York City, things begin to change. Rocco begins to reexamine his life—and take his future into his own hands.

    About A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket

    From an award-winning author of historical fiction comes a story of survival, crime, adventure, and horses in the streets of 19th century New York City.

    Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he’s sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits’ Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his new life of crime—he’s good at it, and it’s more lucrative than banging a triangle on the street corner. But when he meets Meddlin’ Mary, a strong-hearted Irish girl who’s determined to help the horses of New York City, things begin to change. Rocco begins to reexamine his life—and take his future into his own hands.

    About A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket

    From an award-winning author of historical fiction comes a story of survival, crime, adventure, and horses in the streets of 19th century New York City.

    Eleven-year-old Rocco is an Italian immigrant who finds himself alone in New York City after he’s sold to a padrone by his poverty-stricken parents. While working as a street musician, he meets the boys of the infamous Bandits’ Roost, who teach him the art of pickpocketing. Rocco embraces his new life of crime—he’s good at it, and it’s more lucrative than banging a triangle on the street corner. But when he meets Meddlin’ Mary, a strong-hearted Irish girl who’s determined to help the horses of New York City, things begin to change. Rocco begins to reexamine his life—and take his future into his own hands.

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    About Deborah Hopkinson

    Deborah Hopkinson is the author of award-winning books for children and teens including Sky Boys, The Great Trouble, A Bandit’s Tale, and A Letter to My Teacher. She visits schools across the country and lives in Oregon.

    About Deborah Hopkinson

    Deborah Hopkinson is the author of award-winning books for children and teens including Sky Boys, The Great Trouble, A Bandit’s Tale, and A Letter to My Teacher. She visits schools across the country and lives in Oregon.

    About Deborah Hopkinson

    Deborah Hopkinson is the author of award-winning books for children and teens including Sky Boys, The Great Trouble, A Bandit’s Tale, and A Letter to My Teacher. She visits schools across the country and lives in Oregon.

    About Deborah Hopkinson

    Deborah Hopkinson is the author of award-winning books for children and teens including Sky Boys, The Great Trouble, A Bandit’s Tale, and A Letter to My Teacher. She visits schools across the country and lives in Oregon.

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    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    Apr 03, 2018 | 304 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780385755023

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Apr 05, 2016 | 304 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780385754996

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
    Apr 05, 2016 | 304 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780385755016

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Books | Children’s Middle Grade Action & Adventure Books | Audiobooks | Children’s Picture Books

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    Apr 05, 2016 | 421 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780147521477

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    “A strong choice for fans of Rodman Philbrick’s The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg ​(Scholastic, 2009) and those who enjoy adventures about scrappy and resourceful kids who have to rely on their own smarts and the kindness of strangers to change their lives.” —School Library Journal starred review

    “A dynamic historical novel ideal for both classroom studies and pleasure reading.” —Publishers Weekly starred review

    Awards

    Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award NOMINEE 2017

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