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Violence: Cruelty to Animals
A Bandit’s Tale:The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket
By Deborah Hopkinson
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By Deborah Hopkinson
Library edition
Publisher Penguin Imprint Knopf ISBN9780385755009
Awards and Honors NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children 2017, RecommendedA Bandit’s Tale:The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket
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Spring 1887, New York City: "Right here, smack in the middle of this giant, swarming bees' nest . . . is where I became . . . pickpocket, liar extraordinaire, and escaped convict, among other things." Author's note with further information about the novel's setting, animals' and children's rights, historical figures and institutions, and "how to talk like a thief." Resources. Source notes. Map. Black-and-white period photographs and illustrations.
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