Vita's plan is to sneak into the castle, recover the emerald for her grandfather, and hopefully get his home back as well. It's a historical heist/adventure story about a group of kids from different backgrounds who are corralled and led by the inimitable vita into pooling their specialized skill sets and abilities into a plot to recover an emerald necklace with sentimental/familial-as well as monetary-value from its hiding spot in vita's grandfather's crumbling family manse-the straight up castle whose ownership he's just been hoodwinked out of by a wicked, heartless man. Like the best of her work, this one is tightly plotted, with wholesome-but-authentic characters and a few surprises. i love her so much that i (almost) want to have a bunch of kids just so i can fill their tiny sticky hands with her books. It might take more than Vita’s ragtag gang of misfits to outsmart the city that never sleeps.Īward-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.įulfilling my 2021 goal to read one book each month by an author i love that i haven’t gotten around to reading yetĪnother PERFECT story by katherine rundell.
Expose the real estate tycoon for the crook he truly is.īut 1920s Manhattan is ever-changing and full of secrets. Steal back what’s rightfully her grandfather’s. With the help of a pickpocket and her new circus friends, Vita creates the plan : Break into the mansion. 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. “A satisfying adventure.” - Kirkus Reviewsįrom 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. “Vita tests her own limits, and readers will thrill at her cleverness, tenacity, and close escapes.” - Booklist “A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational adoration.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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