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Highway robbery
By Thompson, Kate & Duddle, Jonny & Dress, Robert
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2009
Gr 3-5 In this slight yet entertaining novel, a young unnamed urchin explains to a potential buyer how he came into possession of the horse he's offering for sale. It seems that a wild-looking gentleman asked him to care for it and not move from that spot until he returned in exchange for a guinea. Even while enchanted with the prospect of more money than he's ever known, the boy considers the offers of passersby to take the animal off hi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Addressing an otherwise unnamed "sir," a street urchin spins a lively yarn. The beggar fends off would-be horse thieves--who evaporate when so...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
