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Smith: The Story of a Pickpocket (New York Review Children's Collection)

Smith: The Story of a Pickpocket (New York Review Children's Collection)
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A Carnegie Medal Honor Book

Twelve-year-old Smith is a denizen of the mean streets of eighteenth-century London, living hand to mouth by virtue of wit and pluck. One day he trails an old gentleman with a bulging pocket, deftly picks it, and as footsteps ring out from the alley by which he had planned to make his escape, finds himself in a tough spot. Taking refuge in a doorway, he sees two men emerge to murder the man who was his mark. They rifle the dead manâ€™s pockets and finding them empty, depart in a rage. Smith, terrified, flees the scene of the crime. What has he stolen that is worth the life of a man?

Smith is a gripping, engrossing, and utterly diverting tale of high adventure related by a writer whose scintillating style is matched only by the dazzle of his plotting. In the words of Lloyd Alexander, â€œGarfield is unmatched for sheer exciting storytelling. The reader simply canâ€™t stop reading him.â€
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYR Children's Collection
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 600437
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-10-15
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590176757

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