
A girl and her misfit friends plot to reclaim her grandfather's stolen mansion.
In 1920s Manhattan, young Vita faces a daunting challenge: reclaim her grandfather's mansion from a ruthless tycoon. With a pickpocket and circus friends, she devises a daring heist. As secrets of the city unfold, Vita's loyalty and courage are tested. Can this unlikely team outsmart the powerful forces against them and restore justice? Dive into a thrilling adventure of love, trust, and resilience.
“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.” –Booklist “A satisfying adventure.” –Kirkus Reviews From 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 Vita’s grandfather’s mansion is taken from him by a powerful real estate tycoon, Vita knows it’s 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 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. Award-winning author Katherine Rundell has created an utterly gripping tour de-force about loyalty, trust, and the lengths to which we’ll go for the ones we love.
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