Fagin's Girl

Fagin’s infamous gang comes to life once again in this exciting Oliver Twist-inspired adventure set in the streets of Victorian London from bestselling author Karen McCombie. Orphan Ettie Shaw is all alone on the streets of London, with no home and no money. Her luck changes when she runs into her long-lost brother, Joe, who wants to look after her. But it’s tricky. Joe now works for a man called Fagin, along with lots of other boys. The only way Ettie can join him is if she disguises herself as a boy too. At first Ettie doesn’t realise that Fagin’s gang are thieves. But soon Fagin demands that Ettie go out pickpocketing with Joe. Will the truth – and danger – come between brother and sister? Fagin’s infamous gang comes to life once again in this exciting Oliver Twist-inspired adventure set in the streets of Victorian London from bestselling author Karen McCombie. Orphan Ettie Shaw is penniless and homeless on the streets of London when she is spotted by her older brother Joe. Joe has fallen in with a notorious pickpocket gang run by a man called Fagin, and Ettie has to disguise herself as a boy so she can come back with him to Fagin’s lair. At first Ettie is able to help out with mending and other domestic jobs, but when one of the other boys falls ill, Fagin demands that Ettie go out pickpocketing with Joe and everything goes horribly wrong … Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.