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Illustrated by
Carson Ellis.
In 1961 Marseille, France, twelve-year-old Charlie witnesses children working together as pickpockets, and he becomes an active participant in their schemes. Charlie's worlds collide when the Whiz Mob gang works a Big Tip--a gala at which his American diplomat father is an important guest. Fans of the more fantastical Wildwood Chronicles will appreciate this clever caper's similarly witty, self-aware narrative voice and personality-filled pencil illustrations. Glos.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2018