a children’s librarian must temporarily move her public library into a shed in the county botanic gardens
She makes a deal―her voice for her grandfather’s freedom
Now regular people—like you and me—are sitting on… eating with… admiring… the cursed wood and reaping the consequences
turned his father into a monster
Who invented reality television
Fagin the Thief by Allison Epstein Book Lover Gift a children’s librarian must temporarilyA thrilling reimagining of the world of Charles Dickens, as seen through the eyes of the infamous Jacob Fagin, Londons most gifted pickpocket, liar, and rogue. "Fagin the Thief takes one of literature's greatest rogues and gives him a soul, a backstory, and a spotlight. Layered and clever, Epstein's story is as ambitious as it is deeply satisfying." Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions for You Long before Oliver