A Bandit's Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket Contributor(s): Hopkinson, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 038575499X ISBN-13: 9780385754996 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Law & Crime - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2015004491 |
Lexile Measure: 740 |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 181143 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |