Bandit's Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket
by Deborah Hopkinson
From an award-winning author of historical fiction comes a story of survival, crime,... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 2016
Word Count 57,408
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 740L
- ATOS Reading Level: 5.1
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 181143, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Conduct of life--Fiction
- Immigrants
- Animals--Treatment--Fiction
- Child abuse
- Child labor--Fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Italians--New York (State)--New York--Fiction
- New York
- 19th century
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century
- New York (State)
- Child abuse--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Horses
- Animals
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Juvenile Fiction | Law & Crime
- Child labor
- Conduct of life
- Italians
- Immigrants--Fiction
- History
- Treatment
- New York (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)--History--19th century--Fiction
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About the Author 3
Author Interviews 10
Interview with Deborah Hopkinson
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On starting as a reader with Deborah Hopkinson
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On family book clubs with Deborah Hopkinson
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On lack of female representation with Deborah Hopkinson
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On attention to detail with Deborah Hopkinson
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On writing non-fiction with Deborah Hopkinson
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On how to become a writer with Deborah Hopkinson
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On keeping a day job with Deborah Hopkinson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by P.J. Ochlan
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Awards & Distinctions 2
Charlotte Huck Award, 2015-2023
Commended, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2016
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