by Kate Thompson · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9781862305151
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«Highway Robbery» is an adventure and historical fiction novel by Kate Thompson, published by Penguin Random House in hardcover (128 pages, in English).
A street boy holds the bridle of a great black mare in exchange for a gold guinea promised by a mysterious rider. He soon discovers that the animal arouses the greed of several characters and that anyone could be the thief. Set in London, the story combines horses, robberies, and soldiers.
The book is illustrated by Jonny Duddle. Highway Robbery was originally published in 2008; this edition is from 2011.
For child and young adult readers who enjoy horse adventures, historical fiction, and stories set in London.
Kate Thompson is a British Irish writer best known for children's novels. Most of her children's fiction is fantasy but several of her books also deal with the consequences of genetic engineering.
