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
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Law & Crime - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2015004491 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" L (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 82 Publishers Weekly 02/01/2016 Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2016 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2016 Booklist 04/15/2016 pg. 57 BookPage 04/01/2016 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 90 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
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. |
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