The Robbersons and the League of Bandits
When head bandit Big Hemmi’s Robbers’ Handbook secrets are revealed, a new page is turned in the history of highway robbery
Maisie’s ”robber godmother”, the writer Kaija Robberson, is being married. Kaija and Hannes plan to hold their wedding in Lapland. The Robbersons agree to meet with the Tundra Doom robber gang while there, for they hold the very last heraldic syllable needed to open the Robbers’ Handbook.
But not everything goes according to plan: when the Doom syllable is finally in hand, the Spellcharmers arrive and muddle everything. Hele ends up a hostage, and Maisie unravels the code under extreme pressure. On top of everything, a crowd of hungry uninvited bandits arrives at the wedding…
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Year of publication
2014
Original title
Me Rosvolat ja ryöväriliitto
Page count
180
Original publisher
Otava
Reviews
Jury Report, Silver Slate Pencil
In true Scandinavian spirit, Maisie becomes a modern-day Ronia the Robbers’ Daughter. Me and the Robbertsons is a brilliant, topsy-turvy, humorous book full of suprising twists and turns and sparkling with imagination. Every page is a joy to read.
Mikko Saari/ Kirjavinkit.fi blog
"An action-packed end to a story with many good moments. Cheerful adventures that will easily charm the reader."
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