Me and the Robbersons

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A madcap adventure starring a bandit family, a LOT of sweets and a girl who is ready for anything
Maisie is convinced her summer holiday is going to be as boring as ever until shes snatched by the Robbersons, a bunch of bandits with an insatiable appetite for sweets! Soon Maisie realizes that life on the open road with the Robbersons is just the adventure she has always longed for. Theyve even started to see her as one of the gang! So when she discovers that the police and her parents are hot on their trail, Maisie decides she isnt quite ready to be rescued
A fresh and fun story about what it really means to escape, ME AND THE ROBBERSONS is perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, Danny Wallaces HAMISH series and THE SUPER MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF FREDDIE YATES.

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"Entertainingly different" -- The Times
"Funny and sweet and just the right level of anarchy!" -- Nicola Penfold * author of Where the World Turns Wild *
"It pulsates with humour, tenderness and outright anarchy with a plot that accelerates, weaves and spins like a high-octane car chase" -- V'sViewfromtheBookshelves
"With a deliciously anarchic Dahl-ish energy to it and a lovely message to end, The Robbersons is already a hit all over the world it's about time we got a chance to read it here" -- Daniel Hahn, author and translator

Author Bio

Siri studied in Helsinki and now lives with her family in Vantaa, Finland. She is an author, dramatist and theatre instructor. She has written thirteen books for children, of which ME AND THE ROBBERSONS was her breakthrough and the first book in a series of seven. It is one of the most widely known childrens novels from Finland having been translated into twenty-one languages.