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Biographical note
Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer and The Good Thieves. She has won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, amongst many others. She was a 2021 World Book Day author and has also published two picture books for children and three non-fiction books for adults, including Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize, and The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure, shortlisted for the 2022 Waterstones Book of the Year. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College. As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and occasionally goes climbing on the rooftops late at night.
Likely to be <b>the best children’s book you’ll read this year</b>
The Times Children’s Book of the Week
Rundell is the real deal, <b>a writer of boundless gifts and extraordinary imaginative power</b> whose novels will be read, cherished and reread long after most so-called "serious" novels are forgotten
Observer
<b>An amazing adventure story,</b> told with sparkling style and sleight of hand
Jacqueline Wilson
<b>Captivating </b>... Not only is [Rundell's] latest <b>an irresistible journey</b>, but <b>every inch of it is a delight</b> … At its heart the book is about courage, friendship and love
Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week
A new Katherine Rundell book is always an event, but <b>this is another triumph </b>and then some. <b>A wickedly exciting heist with heart</b>, I can but marvel at this new delight from <b>one of my favourite storytellers ever</b>
Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars
With a <b>gripping </b>plot and <b>unforgettable </b>characters, Rundell’s latest is <b>another triumph</b>
Mail on Sunday Children’s Book of the Month
<b>A total showstopper</b> of a story. Rundell’s finest yet
Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse
Rundell orchestrates the <b>fast-paced, thrilling action</b> and <b>vivid, endearing characters </b>with the precision of a watchmaker
Daily Mail
Purring mafiosi, <b>breathtaking </b>feats of nerve and a <b>crackling </b>sense of atmosphere throughout make this book <b>a single-sitting treat</b>, showcasing Rundell <b>at the peak of her powers</b>
Guardian
I love the way Katherine puts Impossible on hold while she tells her <b>wild, warm, shimmering </b>stories
Hilary McKay, author of The Skylarks’ War
<i>The Good Thieves</i> is another <b>suspenseful and beautifully written </b>book that will delight Rundell fans
Telegraph
<i>The Good Thieves</i> is <b>a story-telling spectacle</b> – <b>it glitters with adventure</b>, family, friendship, and an irresistible sprinkling of impossibility
Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island
Increasingly, I feel that doctors should prescribe Katherine Rundell books to patients – all that <b>wisdom</b>, all that <b>humour</b>, all that <b>irrepressible joy</b>. <i>The Good Thieves</i> is, <b>predictably, superb</b>
Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song
It’s full of <b>mischief, vibrance, tenacity and wonder</b>
Cerrie Burnell, author of The Girl with the Shark's Teeth
Rundell’s books are as <b>breathlessly intrepid</b> as each sentence is elegantly sculpted
i Weekend
<b>Lights a spark in your heart</b> from the very first line and <b>sets it blazing </b>with danger, daring, high-wire thrills and a <b>vivid, unstoppable spirit of love</b> and hope. I adored it
Lauren St John, author of the Laura Marlin Mysteries
Another satisfying instalment in Rundell’s ongoing <b>saga of adventure and derring-do</b>. Filled with all the tension, justice and excitement you expect from her, <b><i>The Good Thieves </i>doesn’t put a foot wrong</b>, as it plots and plans, twists and turns, flies and falls as Vita and her gang plot the heist of the decade, on the side of good
A. F. Harrold, author of The Afterwards
A<b> truly excellent </b>book ... Stolen castles, daring heists, prohibition, pickpockets, animal adventure, the circus, a truly terrifying villain and <b>four of the best protagonists I’ve ever encountered</b>. Plus Katherine Rundell’s <b>glorious prose</b>
Katherine Webber, co-author of Sam Wu Is Not Afraid
Katherine Rundell’s writing is always beautiful, but <i>The Good Thieves</i> hits <b>a whole new level </b>for me. It’s just <b>dazzling</b>! I adore <b>fierce, vibrant Vita</b>, and the plot is <b>SO compelling</b>
Stephanie Burgis, author of The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart
‘<b>Captivating </b>… A <b>glorious </b>heist ... Rundell’s unbelievable twists and turns will have young readers, and any family members luck enough to be reading along, <b>on the edge of their seats until the very last moment</b>
Scotsman
A dazzling take on the traditional and timeless treasure hunt story, and an excellent read from one of today's most talented storytellers.
South China Morning Post / Young Post in Hong Kong
Full of tense moments and dramatic twists and turns, this is a great story of triumph over adversity and the value of trust, friendship and self-belief.
Booktrust
Exquisite characterisation meets sublime storytelling in this <b>thrilling, spectacular ride of an adventure</b>. Another classic in the making from Katherine Rundell
Booklover Jo
Beautifully written and full of scenes that both thrill and enchant, <i>The Good Thieves </i>is Rundell at her classy best
LoveReading4Kids
Another exceptional book from one of our favourite storytellers. It's a <b>showstopping</b> heist glittering with New York City magic and wonder, blazing with danger and bravery. Her <b>best book yet</b>
Angels and Urchins
Rundell has a gift for precise and beautiful descriptions ... as well as a generous-hearted sense of adventure and companionship
Literary Review
A new book from Katherine Rundell is always a treat, and this wonderful heist story is no exception. It's a thrilling adventure with a fierce and determined heroine
The Week Junior
A burning sense of injustice propels the latest book by the excellent, award-winning Katherine Rundell
Observer New Review
One of the most talented children's authors around
Daily Express
WHAT a writer Rundell is. She creates the heady atmosphere of Prohibition-era New York, wonderfully engaging characters and a fast-paced mystery adventure and weaves them together with the most beautiful writing style ...<b> An exciting read for all ages</b>
Daily Mail
A beautifully plotted heist
The best books of 2019 - i Weekend
An inspiring story with loads of escapism
Irish Examiner
<i>The Good Thieves </i>pulled me in and made me want to keep reading
Mina Caines, Age 11 - Times Literary Supplement
As well as the vividly presented setting, I particularly loved the strong will that made the characters so memorable
Mary Imlah, Age 13 - Times Literary Supplement
This is a standout children's adventure ... Rundell's writing is clear and lyrical, effortlessly conjuring up a diverse cast in a well-drawn milieu and putting together a thoroughly enjoyable read
Crime Review
A <b>sparkling heist adventure</b> told with wit and style
The School Librarian
<b>A story of courage and love</b> about a gang of children with circus skills who take on armed heavies to right a wrong ... It has delicious prose and a tear-jerking ending
The Sunday Times Best Children's Books of the Year 2019
<b>This fast-paced, thrilling story has it all </b>- a charismatic 1920s New York setting, a sensationally sinister villain, a determined, likeable heroine and feats of daring couched in engaging prose
The Guardian Best Children's Books of 2019
A pacy and satisfying tale written with the imaginative flair one has come to expect from this superb storyteller
Country Life
In this masterful children’s adventure, a girl finds herself entangled in the criminal underworld of Prohibition-era New York.
The 50 best books of 2019, Daily Telegraph
Katherine Rundell continues her winning run with <i>The Good Thieves</i>
Books of the Year, Daily Telegraph
Skilfully plotted, beautifully written and with memorable characters, <b>Costa award-winner Rundell just gets better with every book.</b>
- Sally Morris, Daily Mail
<i>The Good Thieves</i> […] combines a galloping plot and beautiful writing in a book that will delight Rundell fans.
Irish Independent
You can’t really describe Katherine Rundell as a rising star any more, so fixed is she in the kid-lit firmament. Rundell flexed her historical thriller muscle in <i>The Good Thieves</i> which pitted a young British girl and an unlikely alliance of streetwise youngsters and circus performers against New York gangsters and crooked politicians: <b>justice was served with relish</b>.
The Observer New Review
Rundell is an astonishing young talent and her books combine old-fashioned, edge-of-your-seat adventure with richly imagined characters... <b>Read everything she writes</b>
Daily Mail
...suspenseful and beautifully written
Daily Telegraph
A great adventure story with a very engaging and exciting plot
The Green Parent
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer and The Good Thieves. She has won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, amongst many others. She was a 2021 World Book Day author and has also published two picture books for children and three non-fiction books for adults, including Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize, and The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure, shortlisted for the 2022 Waterstones Book of the Year. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide.
Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College. As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and occasionally goes climbing on the rooftops late at night.