Katherine Rundell Collection 3 Books Set (Good Thieves, Rooftoppers, Explorer)

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Titles in the Set: 

Good Thieves
Rooftoppers
Explorer

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ISBN:9789028702905

Katherine Rundell Collection 3 Books Set (Good Thieves, Rooftoppers, Explorer)

The Good Thieves:

Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated out of his home and possessions by a notorious conman with Mafia connections. Seeing Jack's spirit is broken, Vita is desperate to make him happy again, so she devises a plan to outwit his enemies and recover his home.She finds a young pickpocket, working the streets of the city. And, nearby, two boys with highly unusual skills and secrets of their own are about to be pulled into her lawless, death-defying plan.

Rooftoppers:

Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck which left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help. Her guardian tells her it is almost impossible that her mother is still alive, but that means still possible. You should never ignore a possible

The Explorer:

From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. He has always dreamed of becoming an explorer, of making history and of reading his name amongst the lists of great discoveries. If only he could land and look about him.As the plane crashes into the canopy, Fred is suddenly left without a choice. He and the three other children may be alive, but the jungle is a vast, untamed place. With no hope of rescue, the chance of getting home feels impossibly small.

About the Author:

Katherine Rundell (born 1987) is a celebrated English children's author and academic, known for adventure stories like Rooftoppers (Blue Peter Book Award) and The Explorer (Costa Children's Book Award). She's also a Fellow at Oxford's All Souls College, writes adult non-fiction (winning the Baillie Gifford Prize for Super-Infinite), and was named Author of the Year at the 2024 British Book Awards. Her recent fantasy Impossible Creatures won Waterstones Book of the Year 2023. 

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Katherine Rundell Collection 3 Books Set (Good Thieves, Rooftoppers, Explorer)

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